Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	93.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	280% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '22 at 22:12
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (46^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 252 94% 165 Pts	4-Core 578 8-Core 923 92% 751 Pts	64-Core 1,242 77% 1,242 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	93.1% Outstanding	Lighting 110 Reflection 165 Parallax 103 90% 126 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 134 Splatting 119 100% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 611 408 389 363 367 353 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	280% Outstanding	Read 2,589 Write 583 Mixed 1,532 SusWrite 415 281% 1,280 MB/s	4K Read 66 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 91 307% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,400 DQ Write 1,103 DQ Mixed 1,238 930% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 280% Great: 410%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$69 13,482 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 187GB free Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 454 364 371 390 384 361 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 485 Mixed 379 SusWrite 387 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 54.8 191% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 282 232% 332 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 119%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 435GB free Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 1013 1011 1017 1022 1024 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 1,535 Write 1,348 Mixed 1,352 SusWrite 1,023 295% 1,314 MB/s	4K Read 74.6 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 100 329% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,549 DQ Write 1,227 DQ Mixed 1,362 1,026% 1,379 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 410%
WD Game Drive 5TB 2,065 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 1.5TB free, PID 262f Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 20 20 18 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	8.86% Terrible	Read 4.7 Write 22.5 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 24.7 25% 16.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.2 38% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 8.86% Great: 66%

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 @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.1 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 27.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 28.7 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 106%

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Gaming 110%

UFO

Desktop 91%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 100%

UFO

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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