Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics50% 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 Drive163% 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170925
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 08 '19 at 02:10
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-8400-$131
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads
Base clock 2.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 115
2-Core 236
80% 145 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 539
67% 510 Pts
64-Core 661
41% 661 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50% Above average
Lighting 64.1
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 57.1
52% 61.9 fps
MRender 58.4
Gravity 58.7
Splatting 52.3
46% 56.5 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 678 738 94 107 92 102 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
163% Outstanding
Read 1,249
Write 763
Mixed 769
SusWrite 302
171% 771 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 63.6
225% 81.9 MB/s
DQ Read 329
DQ Write 791
DQ Mixed 218
264% 446 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 163%
Great: 209%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.9% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 20.6
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 16.3
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING Builds (Compare 4,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 93%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING - $135

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $844
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