Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	23.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	94.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 15 '18 at 21:07
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 142 2-Core 284 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 910 91% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,233 76% 1,233 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500 60,738 User benchmarks, average bench 22% Asus(1043 04BE) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1326 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Lighting 27 Reflection 29.3 Parallax 27.5 22% 27.9 fps	MRender 31.7 Gravity 30.7 Splatting 35.2 27% 32.5 fps
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 25%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 201 168 142 171 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 459 Mixed 370 SusWrite 196 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 43.2 157% 58.5 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 205 189% 290 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 97%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 150 152 151 153 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 115 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 150 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 198 197 197 198 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 121 Mixed 81.1 SusWrite 195 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Sabrent Disk Dev 3TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 191 193 192 192 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 148 Mixed 85 SusWrite 192 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 107%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 124 129 132 125 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 114 Write 83.4 Mixed 23.3 SusWrite 126 62% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 170% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB 952 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 25.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 34.7 SC Mixed 28.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 50.4 79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 108%

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

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	923x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,107x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,056x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	737x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	488x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	841x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16