Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 124% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	63% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '18 at 09:57
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 282 99% 177 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 817 78% 646 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.03% Terrible	Lighting 8.67 Reflection 12.5 Parallax 8.75 7% 9.97 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 7.6 Splatting 16.5 10% 11.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.03% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37AC) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 227 Parallax 239 176% 227 fps	MRender 261 Gravity 206 Splatting 141 159% 202 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: 540ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 88 87 91 92 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 354 Write 114 Mixed 142 SusWrite 83.6 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 35 128% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 82.2 DQ Write 109 DQ Mixed 73.1 62% 88.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 84%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 390GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 486 490 490 489 489 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 459 Mixed 420 SusWrite 488 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 63.9 212% 73.6 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 560GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 912 506 421 401 400 400 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 78% Great: 126%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 153 153 150 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 141 Write 145 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 151 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.9% Above average	MC Read 19.7 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 15.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 19.4 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,715x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,443x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	616x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16