Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	237% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190715
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 15:05
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 92.5 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 626 8-Core 984 99% 805 Pts	64-Core 1,290 80% 1,290 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 100%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 243GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 651 651 649 642 634 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,929 Write 1,720 Mixed 721 SusWrite 687 281% 1,264 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 64 204% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,131 DQ Write 1,286 DQ Mixed 895 761% 1,104 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 127GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 489 489 487 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 485 Mixed 386 SusWrite 487 106% 469 MB/s	4K Read 37.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 49.5 182% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 349 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 101GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 490 445 179 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 466 Mixed 428 SusWrite 368 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 65.6 218% 77.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 81GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 246 246 248 249 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 464 Write 247 Mixed 166 SusWrite 247 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 25.6 130% 50.9 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 57.2 104% 210 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 355GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 489 490 490 490 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 491 Mixed 468 SusWrite 490 111% 490 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 61.8 210% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 182 183 182 181 183 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 155 Write 119 Mixed 82 SusWrite 180 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 22.4 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 22.4 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 63 64% 63 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 117%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING - $135

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	1,511x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	832x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	573x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	401x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	346x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	115x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	97x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	145x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	90x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	83x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $844

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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