Asus PRIME Z370-A II

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 108%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	80% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (65%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A II (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190524
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 21:59
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	65%

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 i7-9700K-$249 550,833 User benchmarks, average bench 97% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 324 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,165 109% 907 Pts	64-Core 1,262 78% 1,262 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 112 Parallax 100 82% 104 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 95.5 Splatting 89.7 76% 93.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 87%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 252GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,349 Write 54.5 Mixed 116 520% 2,506 MB/s	4K Read 898 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 6.6 1,371% 303 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 552GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,445 Write 59.2 Mixed 116 527% 2,540 MB/s	4K Read 979 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 7.4 1,495% 330 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 263GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 332 Write 318 Mixed 261 68% 304 MB/s	4K Read 19.1 4K Write 44.6 4K Mixed 27.5 88% 30.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 125 Write 121 Mixed 66.1 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 1 232% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 105%
WD Red Pro 4TB (2014)-$229 679 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,329 Write 50.9 Mixed 107 1,787% 2,496 MB/s	4K Read 973 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 3.7 41,001% 326 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 4x8GB 2,095 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 31.2 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 29.7 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A II - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	785x
Core i7-9700KIntel $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	490x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	426x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	228x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	144x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	143x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	156x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	155x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	116x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	148x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	99x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	83x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $641

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 $46

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