Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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.
Boot Drive	88.5% 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	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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 19:22
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	43%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 149 2-Core 256 95% 167 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 856 78% 656 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 100%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 1071) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 137 Reflection 132 Parallax 138 111% 135 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 129 Splatting 105 110% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% 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. 26.20.100.7324 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.34% Terrible	Lighting 8.53 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.91 7% 9.85 fps	MRender 13.1 Gravity 7.93 Splatting 17.7 11% 12.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.34% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 218GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 88 64 65 56 53 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 431 Write 424 Mixed 375 SusWrite 125 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 41.6 154% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 121%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 155GB free Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1004 968 946 783 546 804 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,319 Write 865 Mixed 184 SusWrite 842 230% 1,053 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 83.5 286% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,227 DQ Write 991 DQ Mixed 566 572% 928 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 395GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 136 135 138 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 168 Write 143 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 137 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 907GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 131 133 133 132 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 82.6 Write 119 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 131 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 55% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 90%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 926GB free Firmware: JP4OA3MA SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 134 135 127 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 134 Write 130 Mixed 64.1 SusWrite 132 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.2 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 29.6 99% 34.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 43.2 SC Mixed 31.6 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 106%

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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	5,934x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	923x

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	488x
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) $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