Asus PRIME Z370-A

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	110% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z370-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181029
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '19 at 09:17
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$193 746,287 User benchmarks, average bench 88% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 300 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 948 94% 766 Pts	64-Core 1,224 76% 1,224 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2152 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 109 Reflection 118 Parallax 101 89% 109 fps	Gravity 102 Splatting 106 92% 104 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 246 251 256 236 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 466 Mixed 373 SusWrite 249 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.3 189% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 233 207% 313 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 450GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 152 154 155 155 155 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 120 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 152 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.5 160% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 200GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 157 159 159 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 121 Mixed 89 SusWrite 158 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 909GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 133 133 134 133 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 180 Write 128 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 132 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 114%
hp USB Flash Drive 8GB 172 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID b107 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 10 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	7.61% Terrible	Read 25.2 Write 11 Mixed 9.5 SusWrite 10.7 17% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.61% Great: 8%

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 as expected (48^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.6 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 24.6 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 88%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $132

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	5,968x
Core i5-8600KIntel $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples	2,120x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	933x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	1,113x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,068x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	740x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	538x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	490x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	405x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	845x
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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $927

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