Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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	121% 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	135% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 31 '21 at 16:46
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 927 97% 776 Pts	64-Core 922 57% 922 Pts
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% PowerColor(148C 2409) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 142 Parallax 311 113% 197 fps	MRender 241 Gravity 148 Splatting 175 152% 188 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZFLV256HCHP-000MV 256GB 8,268 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV75M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 145 146 138 139 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 1,014 Write 190 Mixed 269 SusWrite 144 87% 404 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 39.5 202% 82.2 MB/s	DQ Read 941 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 316 300% 490 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 138%
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 37GB free Firmware: 57MS4109 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,582 Write 1,155 Mixed 897 268% 1,212 MB/s	4K Read 42.7 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 67.5 242% 93.8 MB/s	DQ Read 828 DQ Write 515 DQ Mixed 567 450% 636 MB/s
Poor: 77% Great: 207%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 36GB free Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 74 84 59 94 75 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	68% Good	Read 516 Write 456 Mixed 427 SusWrite 130 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 1.2 127% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 20.3 DQ Mixed 41.3 51% 95.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 100%
Jetdrive Transcend 251GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 47GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 109 94 83 73 85 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	36.5% Below average	Read 213 Write 239 Mixed 154 SusWrite 95.5 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 35.6 4K Mixed 15 58% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 53.3 DQ Mixed 67.4 58% 88.1 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 65%
KINGSTON SA400S37240 240GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 31GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 241 236 133 131 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 258 Write 241 Mixed 231 SusWrite 173 302% 226 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 25.9 4K Mixed 16.4 1,526% 22 MB/s	DQ Read 23.1 DQ Write 26.5 DQ Mixed 16.7 1,555% 22.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 160%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 43.8 MC Write 47.8 MC Mixed 30.3 116% 40.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 48.8 SC Mixed 33.8 97% 34.1 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 120%

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Desktop 91%

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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	5,933x
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 $76Bench 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