Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	455% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180411
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 19:21
Run Duration	314 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8700K-$208 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1,015 102% 826 Pts	64-Core 1,306 81% 1,306 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 480GB-$900 1,995 User benchmarks, average bench 429% 226GB free (System drive) Firmware: E2010325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1731 1743 1735 1701 1704 1703 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	455% Outstanding	Read 2,168 Write 1,854 Mixed 1,936 SusWrite 1,719 432% 1,919 MB/s	4K Read 213 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 199 679% 201 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 1,112 DQ Mixed 1158 875% 1,175 MB/s
Poor: 280% ↑ This bench: 455% Great: 541%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 382GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 478 473 472 473 473 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 453 Write 437 Mixed 396 SusWrite 474 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65.2 219% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 466GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1153 1166 670 601 598 597 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,218 Write 1,012 Mixed 579 SusWrite 797 202% 901 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 62.3 225% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,108 DQ Write 1,199 DQ Mixed 933 763% 1,080 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 254%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 477GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1440 1442 1443 1443 1445 1444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,962 Write 1,430 Mixed 732 SusWrite 1,443 311% 1,392 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 63.9 239% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,277 DQ Write 403 DQ Mixed 448 433% 709 MB/s
Poor: 138% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 283%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 185 190 189 189 191 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 183 Write 152 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 188 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 140 141 133 146 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 170 Write 113 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 140 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 30.1 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 31.7 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,962x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,116x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	932x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,112x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,066x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	536x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	842x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	315x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $953

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16