Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	87.7% 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	70.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '21 at 09:29
Run Duration	199 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	100%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-8600K-$173 264,837 User benchmarks, average bench 91% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Memory 32.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 258 69% 139 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 718 64% 544 Pts	64-Core 603 37% 603 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Lighting 109 Reflection 176 Parallax 108 89% 131 fps	MRender 98.7 Gravity 107 Splatting 106 85% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 176 184 180 174 169 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 354 Write 300 Mixed 287 SusWrite 179 63% 280 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 45 4K Mixed 30.9 112% 36 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 224 172% 241 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 410GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 364 437 468 467 489 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	150% Outstanding	Read 1,093 Write 513 Mixed 734 SusWrite 441 154% 695 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 47.1 4K Mixed 42 148% 44.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,419 DQ Write 116 DQ Mixed 228 303% 588 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 150% Great: 410%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 5.1 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	6.65% Terrible	Read 26.1 Write 8.7 Mixed 14.7 SusWrite 5.9 16% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 2.8 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 41% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.65% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GB 9,275 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	63.3% Good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 22.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 3.9 SC Write 13.1 SC Mixed 6.3 22% 7.77 GB/s	Latency 242 16% 242 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 86%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 50: 6R 3G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
50%	33%	60	214	53	60	24"	1920 1080	SAM08DA S24B350

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z370-A Builds (Compare 11,147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,946x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,111x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	925x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,060x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	739x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	535x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	404x

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	314x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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