Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 99.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive308% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z370-A  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180622
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 05 '18 at 06:37
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i9-9900K-$410
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.7
1-Core 145
2-Core 285
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 1,027
95% 792 Pts
64-Core 1651
102% 1651 Pts
Poor: 89%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Nvidia(10DE 1116) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
60.1% Good
Lighting 75.5
Reflection 78.5
Parallax 72.8
62% 75.6 fps
MRender 78.4
Gravity 70.5
Splatting 63.7
57% 70.9 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
867GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1340 1343 1287 1170 1165 1154 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 1,536
Write 1,315
Mixed 1,287
SusWrite 1,243
303% 1,345 MB/s
4K Read 69.2
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 96.7
329% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,662
DQ Write 1,435
DQ Mixed 1,507
1,141% 1,535 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 308%
Great: 372%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74
8GB free
Firmware: 040H
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 499
Write 253
Mixed 291
77% 348 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 28.7
130% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 50.3
56% 94.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 81%
Toshiba MK3252GSX 320GB-$70
13GB free
Firmware: LV011C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 32 32 32 32 33 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
18% Very poor
Read 30.5
Write 30.5
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 31.9
22% 29.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.4
86% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 18%
Great: 34%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.3% Above average
MC Read 18.8
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 14.5
49% 17 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 16.6
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 57.9
69% 57.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 51.3%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z370-A Builds (Compare 11,159 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $926
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