Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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	103% 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.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 12:00
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 805 87% 693 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3731) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 116 Parallax 136 104% 126 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 121 Splatting 98.4 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
Intel UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7) 147,588 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.73% Terrible	Lighting 8 Reflection 11.5 Parallax 8.03 6% 9.19 fps	MRender 12.5 Gravity 7.2 Splatting 15.9 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.73% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin MKNSSDHL500GB-D8 500GB 974 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 297GB free Firmware: R1115F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 202 183 203 183 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,621 Write 1,542 Mixed 1,118 SusWrite 216 251% 1,124 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 216 4K Mixed 52.2 256% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 856 DQ Write 1,114 DQ Mixed 652 585% 874 MB/s
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 229%
WDC WD5001AALS-00LWTA0 120GB 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: B170206b SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 57 56 56 57 50 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 478 Write 75.8 Mixed 70 SusWrite 55.2 36% 170 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 54.7 4K Mixed 31.2 115% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 80.3 DQ Write 40.7 DQ Mixed 43.2 37% 54.7 MB/s

TEAML5Lite3D480G 480GB 4,595 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 43GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 257 167 157 155 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 455 Mixed 413 SusWrite 201 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 61.4 205% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 122 159% 286 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 127%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 167GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 126 124 125 124 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 183 Write 110 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 124 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 191 193 191 191 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 150 Mixed 79 SusWrite 191 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
WD My Book 1230 3TB 7,778 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 137 138 138 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 143 Write 146 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 137 174% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 122% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 22,274 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 35.2 MC Mixed 28.4 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 25.3 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 103%

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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	5,936x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	924x

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	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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