Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics54.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive105% 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z370-A  (all builds)
Memory8.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180927
Uptime6 Days
Run DateOct 18 '18 at 00:54
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%
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 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-8700K-$186
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 79.6
1-Core 133
2-Core 223
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 758
73% 600 Pts
64-Core 1,015
63% 1,015 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 81%
Great: 100%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Lighting 68.5
Reflection 66.6
Parallax 86.4
56% 73.8 fps
MRender 68
Gravity 66.7
Splatting 55.3
51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 418 431 426 381 379 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 460
Mixed 408
SusWrite 408
97% 429 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 79.6
4K Mixed 42.7
148% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 292
238% 340 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 105%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 194 192 193 195 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 174
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 193
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
61% Good
MC Read 23.8
MC Write 21.7
MC Mixed 20.1
62% 21.9 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 17.7
48% 16.9 GB/s
Latency 81.2
49% 81.2 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 61%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z370-A Builds (Compare 11,132 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: $926
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HDDRAMUSB
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