Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	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 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.1% 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	101% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180328
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 13:25
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	19%

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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 i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 97 1-Core 137 2-Core 270 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 656 67% 540 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.3 39% 48.9 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 47.4 Splatting 61.9 48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 144 144 137 98 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 470 Mixed 293 SusWrite 153 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 50.9 184% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 176 182% 299 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAV256TBN5 256GB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 89GB free Firmware: M0MA020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 408 257 151 152 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 409 Write 422 Mixed 371 SusWrite 255 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 24.6 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 37.9 139% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 305 222% 284 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1TB free Firmware: CC98 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 113 111 113 112 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 107 Write 124 Mixed 47 SusWrite 111 71% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 75%
Seagate Momentus XT SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$35 11,469 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 389GB free Firmware: TD27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 94 93 92 93 92 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 98.2 Write 61.5 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 91.8 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 116% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 58%
Samsung HD502HI 500GB-$154 24,344 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 313GB free Firmware: 1AG01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 68 69 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	39.2% Below average	Read 68.7 Write 64.5 Mixed 41 SusWrite 67.7 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 35 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 27 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 29.7 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 104%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	936x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	452x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	260x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $858

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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