Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.1% 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	266% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '19 at 01:27
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 534 72% 536 Pts	64-Core 540 33% 540 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.8% 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: 18.12.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 65.6 Reflection 58.4 Parallax 78.2 54% 67.4 fps	MRender 58.2 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 73.9 52% 62.6 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.1% 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% 274GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1172 846 839 819 845 840 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,889 Write 2,173 Mixed 1,701 SusWrite 894 374% 1,664 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 67.3 244% 90.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,578 DQ Write 1,171 DQ Mixed 1,314 999% 1,355 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 284%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 89GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 4.7 145 129 118 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	54% Above average	Read 449 Write 345 Mixed 249 SusWrite 131 65% 293 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 41.7 4K Mixed 19 77% 27 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 88.7 DQ Mixed 41.2 48% 83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 143GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 104 105 104 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 126 Write 113 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 104 68% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 125 128 127 131 129 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	63.9% Good	Read 95.5 Write 139 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 126 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 238% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.9% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 248GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 73 73 73 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 58 Write 86.6 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 72.2 52% 69.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 170% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 913GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 86 86 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Read 83 Write 85.6 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 85.4 104% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.6% 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 (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 34 108% 37.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 29.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 107%

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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 $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 $94Bench 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 $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: $670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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