Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	124% 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	134% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	14.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170831
Uptime	10.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '18 at 04:17
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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 i7-8700K-$186 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 267 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 869 80% 670 Pts	64-Core 1,102 68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 194 Parallax 186 139% 184 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 167 Splatting 122 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 373 258 220 307 362 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 857 Write 548 Mixed 643 SusWrite 288 130% 584 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 51.4 192% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 499 DQ Write 534 DQ Mixed 470 367% 501 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 144%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 199GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 457 468 460 459 447 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 473 Mixed 436 SusWrite 457 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 53.6 175% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 348 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 128 127 134 137 135 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 144 Write 134 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 132 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 100%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 6.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 185 180 180 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 164 Write 179 Mixed 120 SusWrite 180 220% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 211% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 86%
WDC WD20 03FYPS-27Y2B0 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 552GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 72 72 71 70 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	34.1% Below average	Read 82.3 Write 83.2 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 71.2 101% 75.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 45%
WDC WD20 03FYPS-27Y2B0 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 449GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.5 0.9 0.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.3% Very poor	Read 66.7 Write 67.7 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 1.2 61% 47.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 45%
WDC WD20 EFRX-68EUZN0 2TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 919GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 72 72 73 72 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	41.2% Average	Read 126 Write 125 Mixed 102 SusWrite 72 141% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 41.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 30,689 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 31.6 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 29.7 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 118%

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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	5,959x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,113x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	932x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,066x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	536x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	489x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	842x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	314x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $926

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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