Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	62.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	91.5% 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	12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 20:33
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 160 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 862 89% 719 Pts	64-Core 870 54% 870 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2319 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Lighting 77.8 Reflection 81.4 Parallax 71.2 63% 76.8 fps	MRender 77.3 Gravity 69.7 Splatting 73.1 60% 73.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 301 308 312 306 306 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 319 Mixed 303 SusWrite 304 78% 346 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 32.2 146% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 80.2 106% 185 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 736GB free Firmware: MS2OA8K0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 154 160 166 159 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 160 Mixed 29 SusWrite 160 98% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA451U6AFR8N-TF Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 12GB 44 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 22.2 78% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 25.5 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 72%

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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-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	763x
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