Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.6% 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 Drive	86.5% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171212
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 22 '19 at 04:19
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 271 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 791 82% 662 Pts	64-Core 793 49% 793 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 8618) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.6% Average	Lighting 55.5 Reflection 57.5 Parallax 46.8 45% 53.2 fps	MRender 66.3 Gravity 68 Splatting 67.7 55% 67.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM91.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 126 254 75 20 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 403 Write 297 Mixed 312 SusWrite 171 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 39.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 41.1 166% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 0.8 60% 140 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 95%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 17GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 100 100 100 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 97.3 Mixed 11 SusWrite 98.9 55% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 3 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	47.3% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 16.5 MC Mixed 13.8 44% 15.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 16.8 SC Mixed 15.3 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 48%

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

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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 $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	923x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,107x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,056x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	737x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	534x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	488x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	403x

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	313x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	305x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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