Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.9% 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	170% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180914
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '21 at 18:51
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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-$199 746,287 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 (91^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 789 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 1,100 68% 1,100 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3717) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.9% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 137 Parallax 125 100% 128 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 134 Splatting 116 99% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 500GB 602 User benchmarks, average bench 265% 263GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 359 370 321 357 370 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1971 Write 717 Mixed 903 SusWrite 355 217% 986 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 37 119% 39.2 MB/s	DQ Read 924 DQ Write 514 DQ Mixed 721 536% 720 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 349%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 425GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 138 142 143 142 145 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	49.4% Average	Read 179 Write 154 Mixed 163 SusWrite 141 36% 159 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 37.1 4K Mixed 27.6 91% 29.4 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 122 90% 120 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 129%
Nvme INTEL SSDPEKKW010T8 1TB 33 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 776GB free Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 258 270 279 290 284 286 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 537 Write 385 Mixed 443 SusWrite 278 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 38.1 125% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 506 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 553 370% 450 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 303%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 64GB 6,021 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 55GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 9.9 10 9.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	10.4% Very poor	Read 29.3 Write 12 Mixed 14.2 SusWrite 10.5 20% 16.5 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1.5 97% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.4% 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 above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 31.4 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 45.1 SC Mixed 31.2 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 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 $199Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,968x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,117x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	933x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,112x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,068x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	538x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	490x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	845x
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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $928

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16