Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	32.8% 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	255% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190424
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 19:19
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i9-9900K-$405 354,223 User benchmarks, average bench 98% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.8 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 1,191 106% 895 Pts	64-Core 1,653 102% 1,653 Pts
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Lighting 41.2 Reflection 32.6 Parallax 38.5 34% 37.4 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 38.8 Splatting 37.6 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 256GB 13,747 User benchmarks, average bench 120% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 829 801 678 673 630 661 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 2,590 Write 1,164 Mixed 928 SusWrite 712 297% 1,348 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 61.3 230% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,257 DQ Write 409 DQ Mixed 713 558% 793 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 237%
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249 1,770 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2GB free Firmware: 400i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 397 Write 184 Mixed 191 56% 257 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 22 4K Mixed 26.2 85% 24.8 MB/s	DQ Read 227 DQ Write 87 DQ Mixed 112 95% 142 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 71%
Intel SSDSC2BW480A3F 480GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 44GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 217 216 220 215 217 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 443 Write 219 Mixed 240 SusWrite 219 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 19.4 4K Mixed 27.3 96% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 99.1 DQ Mixed 130 105% 152 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 69%
Intel 520 Series 480GB-$249 1,770 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2GB free Firmware: 400i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 245 Write 236 Mixed 277 57% 253 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 24.6 4K Mixed 29.4 103% 29.5 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 67.5 DQ Mixed 133 102% 145 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 26 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 31.1 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 46.8 85% 46.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 107%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,987x
Core i5-8600KIntel $139Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,124x
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	1,071x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	742x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	539x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	492x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	407x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	847x
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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $907

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	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 $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16