Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	219% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '18 at 12:25
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 788 82% 657 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 154 Parallax 144 118% 148 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 140 Splatting 114 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%
Nvidia GTX 780 4GB 988 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gainward(10B0 1007) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.1% Average	Lighting 55.8 Reflection 50.1 Parallax 65.8 45% 57.2 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 61.5 Splatting 48.5 47% 59.3 fps
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 640 323 323 322 323 324 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	219% Outstanding	Read 1,730 Write 1,493 Mixed 573 SusWrite 376 231% 1,043 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 56.7 248% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,127 DQ Write 1,236 DQ Mixed 816 715% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 219% Great: 236%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 857GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 117 115 116 116 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 120 Write 120 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 117 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 86%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB 8,129 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 740GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 98 98 97 98 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 138 Write 134 Mixed 58.3 SusWrite 96.9 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.9 196% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 108%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 78GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 70 70 69 67 66 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 68.8 62% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 71%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 269GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 87 87 88 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 93.8 Write 89.9 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 86.9 63% 85 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 86%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 775GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 108 109 109 109 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 103 Write 95.3 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 109 67% 91.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB 2,984 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23.7 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24.4 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 144%

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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	3,689x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,436x
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	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	809x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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