Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.97% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive197% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z370-A  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171212
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '18 at 07:10
Run Duration303 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8600K-$139
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 93
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
92% 164 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 797
83% 664 Pts
64-Core 789
49% 789 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4758
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.97% Terrible
Lighting 8.37
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 8.41
7% 9.54 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 7.43
Splatting 16.5
10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.97%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
197% Outstanding
Read 1,773
Write 1,111
Mixed 1,180
300% 1,355 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 37.9
167% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 213
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 82.3
85% 142 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 197%
Great: 236%
3GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
3.88% Terrible
Read 13.3
Write 3.88
Mixed 5.95
8% 7.7 MB/s
4K Read 4.52
4K Write 0.01
4K Mixed 0.01
18% 1.52 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.88%
Great: 4%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.6% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 21.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 62
64% 62 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical PRIME Z370-A Builds (Compare 11,224 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $933
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