Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	96% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	171% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '21 at 14:22
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$184 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 138 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 859 85% 695 Pts	64-Core 1,079 67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	96% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 132 Parallax 120 96% 123 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 130 Splatting 112 96% 118 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB 602 User benchmarks, average bench 265% 259GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 326 326 329 325 343 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 1,936 Write 688 Mixed 832 SusWrite 331 208% 946 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 52.2 4K Mixed 38.8 127% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 508 DQ Mixed 734 552% 752 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 349%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 425GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 126 126 127 126 132 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	47.5% Average	Read 168 Write 146 Mixed 144 SusWrite 128 33% 146 MB/s	4K Read 23.5 4K Write 36.4 4K Mixed 27.5 90% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 110 82% 108 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 129%
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKW010T8 1TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 846GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 246 244 250 248 260 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Read 530 Write 333 Mixed 395 SusWrite 250 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 41 131% 42.1 MB/s	DQ Read 510 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 515 347% 427 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 303%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 23GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 10 9.6 10 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	11.9% Very poor	Read 29.1 Write 10 Mixed 13.9 SusWrite 10.4 19% 15.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.3 109% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMT16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMT16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 CMT16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 31.3 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 46 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 55.5 72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%

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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 $184Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,990x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,125x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	936x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,114x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,073x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	743x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	540x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	493x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	847x
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: $925

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16