Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.4% 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	268% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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	21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190712
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '19 at 12:24
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 144 2-Core 275 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 550 8-Core 913 89% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,133 70% 1,133 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.4% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 73.8 Parallax 63.2 56% 68.6 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 67.3 54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1325 1106 620 617 619 618 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,255 Write 1,105 Mixed 1,031 SusWrite 817 236% 1,052 MB/s	4K Read 71.1 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 98.7 336% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,498 DQ Write 1,356 DQ Mixed 1,392 1,054% 1,415 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 340%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 13GB free Firmware: 505ABBF1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 74 74 75 72 78 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 402 Write 79.7 Mixed 125 SusWrite 74.9 37% 170 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 40.7 147% 51.3 MB/s	DQ Read 114 DQ Write 76.5 DQ Mixed 92.2 70% 94.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 69%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 149 148 148 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 155 Write 144 Mixed 68 SusWrite 147 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 179% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 104%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70 11,781 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 896GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 134 136 133 136 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	71.3% Very good	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 55 SusWrite 134 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 24GB 6 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 29.4 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.9 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.2% Great: 98%

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

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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	5,933x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,108x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	923x

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	488x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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