Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.5% 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	197% 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	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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 05 '18 at 21:52
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	21%

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 i7-8700K-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 97% 173 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 916 89% 732 Pts	64-Core 1136 70% 1136 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 68.3 Parallax 61.3 55% 65.7 fps	MRender 73.1 Gravity 62.8 Splatting 53.6 51% 63.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 207GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 602 313 314 301 315 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,198 Write 968 Mixed 932 SusWrite 455 199% 888 MB/s	4K Read 55.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 75.1 255% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 962 DQ Write 949 DQ Mixed 985 732% 965 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 220GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 266 292 292 293 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 485 Mixed 389 SusWrite 279 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 60.9 207% 72.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 355 266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
Seagate ST32000645NS 2TB-$292 1,052 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2TB free Firmware: 0004 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 150 150 151 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 159 Write 155 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 150 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 88%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 610GB free Firmware: MK7OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 115 116 117 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 129 Write 130 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 116 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 83%
Ut165 USB2FlashStorage 8GB 267 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID 0165 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.9 7 7.1 7.1 6.9 7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	9.52% Terrible	Read 32.8 Write 4.7 Mixed 5 SusWrite 7 12% 12.4 MB/s	4K Read 13.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 51% 4.57 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.52% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 3,571 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 27.7 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 31.6 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 47.1 85% 47.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

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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 $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,983x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,124x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	935x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,113x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,070x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	741x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	539x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	491x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	847x
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: 71% - Very good

Total price: $931

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16