Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	52.3% 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	76.8% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '18 at 10:18
Run Duration	195 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 262 97% 172 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 605 80% 601 Pts	64-Core 611 38% 611 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 58 Parallax 77.2 53% 66.6 fps	MRender 58 Gravity 52.1 Splatting 73.8 52% 61.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109 340 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 162 140 155 146 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 286 Write 237 Mixed 246 SusWrite 142 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 39.7 158% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 145 DQ Write 235 DQ Mixed 128 114% 169 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 83%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 102GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 156 148 146 153 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 454 Write 349 Mixed 305 SusWrite 188 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 22.9 4K Write 43.7 4K Mixed 19.5 83% 28.7 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 91.8 DQ Mixed 41.5 48% 83.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 56%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 345GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 102 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 99 Write 94.2 Mixed 38.7 SusWrite 102 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 123 123 124 106 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	49.2% Average	Read 64.2 Write 97 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 106 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 188% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 90%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 642GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 166 165 167 166 161 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 134 Write 163 Mixed 38.8 SusWrite 162 90% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 135% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 107%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 464GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 78 77 78 80 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 60.2 Write 78.7 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 78.7 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.5 167% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 65%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 435GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 79 80 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 94.3 Write 96.2 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 80.1 114% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 33.5 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 31.5 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 51.7 77% 51.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,697x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,438x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	613x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

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