Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 74% Battleship


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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	86.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	229% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '17 at 10:41
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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 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 (96^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 95.9 1-Core 136 2-Core 256 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 726 74% 601 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.53 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Lighting 113 Reflection 116 Parallax 106 92% 111 fps	MRender 95.6 Gravity 102 Splatting 83.8 76% 93.8 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 2,383 Write 1,163 Mixed 1,136 342% 1,561 MB/s	4K Read 59.2 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 27.1 200% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 60.3 DQ Write 166 DQ Mixed 27.9 46% 84.6 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 236%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 927GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 2258 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 486 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 1670 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 257 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 103 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1125 (C2) HDA temperature 107 93 36 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	92% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 160 Mixed 165 122% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.27 4K Write 2.49 4K Mixed 0.29 132% 1.35 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 108%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 582GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 172 2166 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1718 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 83 83 12749 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1280 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 467 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1250 (C2) HDA temperature 108 94 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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	85.5% Excellent	Read 163 Write 135 Mixed 142 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.87 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.24 104% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 108%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 95GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 179 172 4050 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2725 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 79 79 15791 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1990 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1423 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 169 169 95470 (C2) HDA temperature 111 101 36 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	73% Very good	Read 155 Write 99.6 Mixed 96.7 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.23 82% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 84%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 355 User benchmarks, average bench 142% 49GB free Firmware: 1.0. Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 172 Write 13.9 Mixed 28.2 52% 71.5 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 2.93 4K Mixed 1.65 1,429% 11.1 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 283%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 2x16GB 602 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 29.7 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 30.1 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 54.4 74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 106%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	552x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	173x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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