Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 35% Jet ski


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 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	296% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 21 '18 at 20:44
Run Duration	267 Seconds
Run User	USA-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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 785 82% 658 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D1) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34.5% Below average	Lighting 44.3 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 38.3 36% 38 fps	MRender 38.4 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36.1 31% 38.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1228 599 602 564 512 513 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	296% Outstanding	Read 2,367 Write 2,185 Mixed 1,462 SusWrite 670 373% 1,671 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 93.6 312% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,503 DQ Write 1,328 DQ Mixed 1,405 1,056% 1,412 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 296% Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 174GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 48 49 56 56 57 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 65% Great: 99%
Crucial BX100 500GB-$40 13,478 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 450GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 426 422 423 424 422 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 406 Mixed 336 SusWrite 424 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 46 165% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 209 178% 258 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 108%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC-WRSN 500GB 3,847 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 222GB free Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 305 304 297 297 298 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 467 Write 449 Mixed 341 SusWrite 320 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 38.8 155% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 252 214% 315 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 166 160 167 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 162 Mixed 106 SusWrite 165 110% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.7 76% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.1 SC Mixed 24.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 85%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	762x
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 $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) $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