Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.3% 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	80.1% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	4.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '17 at 16:04
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	Memory 94.1 1-Core 124 2-Core 214 84% 144 Pts	4-Core 345 8-Core 345 46% 345 Pts	64-Core 342 21% 342 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 72.1 Parallax 61.8 57% 68 fps	MRender 71 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 71.6 58% 70 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 266GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 514 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 665 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 49 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 72 63 158914904092 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1454077378 (F7) Unknown 100 100 45605556 (F8) Unknown 100 100 9783974 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1938 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	86.2% Excellent	Read 472 Write 341 Mixed 341 85% 385 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 75.3 4K Mixed 25.7 115% 42.9 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 210 DQ Mixed 43.7 93% 194 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 99%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2468 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 655 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 89 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1048618 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 32 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 3432	80.1% Excellent	Read 510 Write 335 Mixed 351 88% 398 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 67.3 4K Mixed 10.3 99% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 204 DQ Mixed 45 91% 187 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 91%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB 14,293 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 34GB free Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 120 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 4 (09) Power-on hours count 77 77 112888920428242 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2632 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 321 (B1) Unknown 0 0 5 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 4 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 94 94 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 16580 (EA) Unknown 0 0 14113 (F1) Unknown 0 0 14113 (F2) Unknown 0 0 15748	38.2% Below average	Read 194 Write 56.7 Mixed 89.8 25% 113 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 58.2 4K Mixed 10.9 84% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 69.5 DQ Write 60.4 DQ Mixed 23.2 29% 51 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 51%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 19GB free Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 11160 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2595 (E8) Unknown 100 100 3170451761 (E9) Unknown 100 0 100	99.8% Outstanding	Read 447 Write 364 Mixed 387 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 34.3 150% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 118 144% 254 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 104%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GB 15,450 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 24.8 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 26.2 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 90%

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

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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	553x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	206x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	174x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: $657

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16