Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 110%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	49.4% 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	102% 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	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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '18 at 23:39
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 5.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 167 2-Core 332 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 662 8-Core 948 101% 805 Pts	64-Core 961 60% 961 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1407 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.12.1.1 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.4% Average	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 87.7 50% 72 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 59.1 Splatting 53.6 48% 59.2 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 890GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 837 853 918 924 932 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 275GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 435 305 223 222 209 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 429 Write 480 Mixed 383 SusWrite 301 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 44.3 169% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 327 248% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 99%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 178 178 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 160 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 176 96% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 162% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 27.2 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 28.6 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 104%

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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	5,935x
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 $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) $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