Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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.
Boot Drive	227% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 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-K (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '18 at 13:23
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 308 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 896 90% 733 Pts	64-Core 905 56% 905 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1603 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 111 Reflection 122 Parallax 117 91% 116 fps	Gravity 104 Splatting 87.1 84% 95.7 fps
Poor: 70% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 713 1137 1290 1315 1003 852 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	227% Outstanding	Read 1,251 Write 1117 Mixed 992 SusWrite 1,052 248% 1,103 MB/s	4K Read 47.9 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 67.7 256% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 883 DQ Write 670 DQ Mixed 749 568% 767 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 227% Great: 242%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109 51,792 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 33GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 127 129 128 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	Read 504 Write 118 Mixed 130 SusWrite 128 48% 220 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 21.6 130% 53.5 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 50.6 86% 173 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 154GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 283 283 287 285 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 481 Mixed 399 SusWrite 292 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 63.1 222% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 76GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,590 Write 2,354 Mixed 1,543 480% 2,162 MB/s	4K Read 73.2 4K Write 235 4K Mixed 101 365% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,683 DQ Write 1557 DQ Mixed 1,560 1,187% 1,600 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D4-2400-MR G.SKILL F4-2400C17-8GIS 08D9 16G-D4-2400-MR G.SKILL F4-2400C17-8GIS 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.1 99% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 40.6 SC Mixed 28 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 103%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	939x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	452x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	261x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	62x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $697

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16