Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.5% 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 Drive	75.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '18 at 01:08
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 569 73% 551 Pts	64-Core 564 35% 564 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.18% Terrible	Lighting 8.43 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.47 7% 9.71 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 17.3 11% 12.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.18% Great: 7%
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.8.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Lighting 63.5 Reflection 57.3 Parallax 80.5 52% 67.1 fps	MRender 57.8 Gravity 51.7 Splatting 73.2 51% 60.9 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109 340 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 204 224 150 121 97 MB/s Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	75.6% Very good	Read 255 Write 225 Mixed 118 SusWrite 157 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 38.4 153% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 160 133% 189 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.6% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 478GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 185 186 189 189 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 186 Mixed 36 SusWrite 187 107% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 132 140 141 138 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 57.8 Write 107 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 138 66% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.4 169% 2 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 451GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 86 86 87 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 80.4 Write 65 Mixed 50.9 SusWrite 84.9 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 70%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 358GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 105 106 107 107 110 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 66.7 Write 88.2 Mixed 76 SusWrite 104 62% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 171% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 65%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 101 101 102 99 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 96.9 Write 99.9 Mixed 76.6 SusWrite 100 127% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 35.8 110% 38.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 29.4 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 49.4 81% 49.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,689x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,435x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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