Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive232% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z370-A  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171212
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 30 '18 at 18:24
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700-$200
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 137
2-Core 275
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 812
80% 652 Pts
64-Core 1,024
63% 1,024 Pts
Poor: 75%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 79.7
Reflection 84.8
Parallax 74.9
65% 79.8 fps
Gravity 71.3
Splatting 67.7
61% 69.5 fps
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
311GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 628 627 629 623 623 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 1,974
Write 1,679
Mixed 678
SusWrite 653
277% 1,246 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 62.9
210% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1237
DQ Write 915
DQ Mixed 870
706% 1,007 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 232%
Great: 254%
SanDisk Extreme 240GB-$200
128GB free
Firmware: R201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 159 168 167 199 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
89.8% Excellent
Read 383
Write 245
Mixed 271
SusWrite 182
60% 270 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 44.2
167% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 228
182% 256 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89.8%
Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
562GB free
Firmware: CC4C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 185 184 183 185 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 126
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 184
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 103%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30
2 of 2 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.6% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 19.1
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 21.9
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 63.6
63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z370-A Builds (Compare 11,133 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $926
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