Asus PRIME Z370-A II

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 8% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	4.22% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A II (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190118
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '20 at 20:17
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.8 1-Core 130 2-Core 249 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 499 68% 505 Pts	64-Core 514 32% 514 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 93%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% Asus(1043 85E7) 2GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	4.22% Terrible	Lighting 4.97 Reflection 4.54 Parallax 4.88 4% 4.79 fps	MRender 6.43 Gravity 3.9 Splatting 6.22 5% 5.52 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.22% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 491GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 75 77 80 80 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 487 Mixed 393 SusWrite 140 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 52.9 192% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 476GB free Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 437 384 390 393 391 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 465 Mixed 380 SusWrite 408 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 55.3 199% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 289 235% 335 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 119%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 170 171 170 171 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 165 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 170 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 108%
Asmt ASM1352-PM 1TB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 706GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.7 7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.1% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 40 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 7.5 23% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 1.6 318% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.1% Great: 105%
Asmt ASM1352-PM 500GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 465GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 7.3 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 35.7 Write 41.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 7.5 21% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 69%
LaCie Rugged USB3-FW 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 463GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.2% Very poor	Read 35.3 Write 36.5 Mixed 26.3 SusWrite 14 37% 28 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 62% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 47%
WD easystore 25FC 2TB 1,980 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25fc Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 14 14 14 14 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 39.5 Write 38.7 Mixed 31 SusWrite 14.1 40% 30.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.6% Average	MC Read 16.1 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13.9 44% 15.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 16.3 SC Mixed 16 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 62.5 64% 62.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 88%

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 86%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A II - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	790x
Core i7-9700KIntel $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	495x
Core i5-9600KIntel $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	430x

GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	232x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	144x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	144x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	160x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	156x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	117x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	149x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	101x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	84x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $642

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16