Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

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	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 04:07
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$242 712,312 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)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 778 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 184 Reflection 180 Parallax 198 150% 188 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 176 Splatting 126 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$625 54,978 User benchmarks, average bench 223% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,285 Write 714 Mixed 538 186% 846 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 59.9 234% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,188 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 449 405% 641 MB/s
Poor: 138% Great: 283%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 15GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 474 Write 455 Mixed 364 96% 431 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 50.5 179% 66.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 356 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 35GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 471 480 456 454 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 453 Mixed 380 SusWrite 463 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 50.8 180% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 357 269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 139GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 142 142 142 142 143 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 154 Write 150 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 142 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 38.9 MC Mixed 28.1 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 31.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,690x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,437x
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	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	340x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	762x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

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