Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.6% 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	79.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 20:58
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 574 75% 566 Pts	64-Core 568 35% 568 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.6.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.6% Above average	Lighting 65.3 Reflection 58.2 Parallax 77.5 53% 67 fps	MRender 58 Gravity 52.1 Splatting 73.7 52% 61.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109 340 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 180 174 153 156 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 292 Write 238 Mixed 250 SusWrite 165 53% 236 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42 159% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 136 121% 179 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 83%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 79GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 98 130 109 106 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 462 Write 361 Mixed 273 SusWrite 153 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 46.2 4K Mixed 19.6 85% 29.7 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 82.3 DQ Mixed 41.6 47% 80.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 662GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 151 153 153 154 153 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 181 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 151 100% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 138 139 135 138 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61.2% Good	Read 76.2 Write 108 Mixed 68 SusWrite 136 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.5 191% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.2% Great: 90%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 392GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 73 73 73 74 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 72.8 Write 98 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 72.9 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 65%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 133GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 106 106 105 106 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	46.3% Average	Read 108 Write 108 Mixed 78 SusWrite 106 135% 99.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA81GU6AFR8N-UH 2x8GB 20,415 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 30.4 MC Mixed 23.1 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24.6 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 61.8 65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 87%

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,691x
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	864x
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	159x

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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