Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	209% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '19 at 09:07
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-8086K-$399 38,086 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 265 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 925 92% 749 Pts	64-Core 1198 74% 1198 Pts
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 146 Parallax 137 115% 142 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 137 Splatting 108 97% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 337GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 818 638 626 638 635 613 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,486 Write 1,307 Mixed 1197 SusWrite 661 260% 1,163 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 73.1 260% 93.3 MB/s	DQ Read 948 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 435 379% 580 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 340%
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 45GB free Firmware: DC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 120 123 123 125 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 428 Write 142 Mixed 194 SusWrite 124 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 40 161% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 115 101% 152 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 79%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$64 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 47GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 72 66 74 77 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	42.3% Average	Read 74.2 Write 78.2 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 72.8 53% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 42.3% Great: 57%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 63GB free Firmware: GG2OA6C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 70 73 74 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 67.5 Write 58.2 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 72.8 41% 56.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 99% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 58%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 18GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 81 83 80 84 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	44.7% Average	Read 75 Write 77.5 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 80.7 54% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	52.9% Above average	MC Read 19 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 14.9 49% 17.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 18.4 SC Mixed 18.3 50% 17.6 GB/s	Latency 52.8 76% 52.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 107%

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Gaming 110%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 100%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,971x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,122x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	935x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,113x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,069x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	741x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	539x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	490x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	846x
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: $937

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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