Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 21% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	17.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.2% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 28 '19 at 02:58
Run Duration	188 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 929 98% 784 Pts	64-Core 929 58% 929 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 8598) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2122 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.8% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.5 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.9 21% 25.1 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55 9,409 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 194 106 68 74 68 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 502 Write 473 Mixed 357 SusWrite 135 82% 367 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 69.9 4K Mixed 39.7 136% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 279 228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 104%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 43GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 78 Write 68.5 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 75.2 50% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 76%
WD Black 500GB (2012)-$47 20,548 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 251GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 135 135 135 135 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 138 Write 126 Mixed 90.8 SusWrite 135 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 216% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 105%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 8,981 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 83GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 171 171 170 171 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 177 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 170 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 1.3 259% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 184%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 2,440 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 234GB free, PID 0210 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 61 60 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 95.8 Write 95.5 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 61 93% 72 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 77% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 50%
Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex 320GB 580 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 24GB free, PID 5021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 40.8 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 41.8 51% 37.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 56% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 18%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FBD2 2x4GB 3,180 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.6% Average	MC Read 17.7 MC Write 17.1 MC Mixed 13.7 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 16.5 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 97%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,953x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	930x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,064x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	536x
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	842x
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

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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