Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	196% 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '18 at 22:25
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 88.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 284 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 918 90% 739 Pts	64-Core 1,150 71% 1,150 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D3) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	31.6% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 37.7 32% 36.3 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 36 30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 313 311 296 311 313 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,084 Write 1,052 Mixed 880 SusWrite 451 194% 867 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 78.6 266% 92 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 972 725% 961 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 280%
Jmicron Generic DISK03 5TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 585GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.7 5 5.1 5 5 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	3.68% Terrible	Read 36.7 Write 40.1 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 4.9 6% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 8.4 4K Mixed 0.6 6% 3.17 MB/s	DQ Read 0.3 DQ Write 9.6 DQ Mixed 0.7 2% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.68% Great: 13%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 1TB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 594GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 35.6 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 15.9 22% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 78%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 6TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 16 16 16 16 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 36.4 Write 37.5 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 15.9 24% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 186% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 72%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 3TB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.7 5 5.1 5 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 9.2 Mixed 12.9 SusWrite 4.9 12% 16.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 80%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 4TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.7 5 5.1 5 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 38.9 Mixed 31.5 SusWrite 4.9 22% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 85%
Jmicron Generic DISK02 4TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 984GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.7 5 5.1 5 5 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 39.1 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 4.9 21% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 87%
Jmicron Generic DISK04 4TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.7 5 5.1 5 5 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	12.9% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 40.5 Mixed 31.6 SusWrite 4.9 22% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 12.9% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.3% Very good	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 21.6 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 111%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,977x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,122x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	935x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,113x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,070x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	741x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	539x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	491x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	406x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	846x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	315x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	306x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $935

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16