Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	59.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	302% 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	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 02 '20 at 02:18
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-8350K-$139 23,493 User benchmarks, average bench 82% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 599 82% 610 Pts	64-Core 600 37% 600 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 8C94) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 67 60% 72.5 fps	MRender 71.9 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 73 59% 71.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 438GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 970 971 974 973 976 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1,934 Write 1,974 Mixed 1,534 SusWrite 940 358% 1,595 MB/s	4K Read 51.1 4K Write 206 4K Mixed 83.2 293% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,825 DQ Write 1,612 DQ Mixed 1554 1,210% 1,663 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 297%
Kingston A400 120GB-$30 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 85 54 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.6% Above average	Read 265 Write 113 Mixed 214 SusWrite 83 38% 169 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 20.4 113% 45.9 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 138 134% 206 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 176 176 176 177 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 126 Mixed 77 SusWrite 173 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 114%
Seagate ST96812AS 60GB 1,054 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 56GB free Firmware: 3.14 SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 39 39 40 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	22.5% Poor	Read 39 Write 40.2 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 39.2 27% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 106% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 22.5% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,494 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 41.7 MC Mixed 30.6 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 30.9 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 55.2 72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

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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	5,954x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,112x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	930x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,111x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,064x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	404x

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