Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 49% 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.4% 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	273% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 01 '18 at 14:53
Run Duration	272 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 559 8-Core 584 76% 571 Pts	64-Core 587 36% 587 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.2% 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: 18.11.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 65 Reflection 58.2 Parallax 78.3 53% 67.1 fps	MRender 58 Gravity 52 Splatting 73.3 51% 61.1 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1150 852 848 851 853 855 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 1919 Write 2,231 Mixed 1,678 SusWrite 901 378% 1,682 MB/s	4K Read 50 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 73.8 269% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,434 DQ Write 1,201 DQ Mixed 1,286 972% 1,307 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 284%
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109 340 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 131GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 147 143 163 151 145 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 335 Write 227 Mixed 259 SusWrite 151 54% 243 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 41.9 168% 67.1 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 239 DQ Mixed 138 118% 169 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 468GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 172 170 169 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 151 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 170 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 309GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 78 81 84 85 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	48.8% Average	Read 87.2 Write 130 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 81.1 68% 92.6 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.6 248% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 90%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 91GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 55 54 53 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	36.7% Below average	Read 73.8 Write 76.2 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 53.7 48% 65.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36.7% Great: 69%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 384GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 126 124 124 127 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	50% Average	Read 49.2 Write 83.7 Mixed 58.5 SusWrite 124 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.5 162% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 63%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 914GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 97 97 98 98 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	44.1% Average	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 97.6 142% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 60%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 205GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 75 75 76 76 76 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 70.7 Write 57.7 Mixed 49 SusWrite 75.5 85% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 45%

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 (91^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 33.8 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 51 78% 51 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,696x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	341x
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	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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