Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.4% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '17 at 08:10
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 285 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 760 77% 625 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 152 Parallax 143 119% 147 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 139 Splatting 110 98% 121 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: P1021A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 708 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 14 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 57 (A3) Unknown 100 100 12 (A4) Unknown 100 100 5054 (A5) Unknown 100 100 19 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 10 (94) Unknown 100 100 9731 (95) Unknown 100 100 242 (96) Unknown 100 100 162 (97) Unknown 100 100 231 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 3 (B5) Unknown 100 100 1 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 3 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 51 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 222333 (F2) Unknown 100 100 223635 (F5) Unknown 100 100 323456	92.4% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 348 Mixed 359 90% 408 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 81.6 4K Mixed 30.4 129% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 308 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 63.9 100% 194 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 126%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 816GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 170 4158 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2906 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 31 31 50919 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 540 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 221 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2686 (C2) HDA temperature 112 91 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 1 144325 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 4	77% Very good	Read 148 Write 120 Mixed 130 100% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 2.69 4K Mixed 0.54 142% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 76%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 91 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 104 Write 96.2 Mixed 64.8 109% 88.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.17 75% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 48%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 674GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 123 Write 103 Mixed 105 138% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.96 4K Mixed 0.16 40% 0.54 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 59%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 468GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	51.1% Above average	Read 142 Write 125 Mixed 117 161% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.01 4K Mixed 0.19 43% 0.62 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 62%
ST4000DM 000-1F2168 4TB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 325GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 134 Write 118 Mixed 106 150% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.41 4K Mixed 0.16 55% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 59%
WDC WD15 EARS-00Z5B1 1.5TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 139GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 73.5 Write 81.6 Mixed 48.9 86% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.36 4K Write 1.83 4K Mixed 0.14 68% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 39%
WDC WD10 EARS-003BB1 1TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 109GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 71.8 Write 69.4 Mixed 62.7 87% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.45 4K Write 1.35 4K Mixed 0.14 52% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 43%
ST315003 41AS 1.5TB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 87GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 107 Write 97.3 Mixed 68.2 112% 90.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.16 4K Mixed 0.4 55% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 28.9 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 32.5 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,714x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,443x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	616x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

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 $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16