Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.9% 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	286% 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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 05 '19 at 02:29
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 583 78% 582 Pts	64-Core 591 37% 591 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.9% 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)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 58.8 Parallax 78.5 53% 67.5 fps	MRender 58.3 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 73.7 52% 62.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.9% 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: 1168 837 836 841 827 844 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	286% Outstanding	Read 1,960 Write 2217 Mixed 1,705 SusWrite 892 381% 1,694 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 77.5 279% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1652 DQ Write 1,396 DQ Mixed 1,399 1,082% 1,482 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 286% Great: 284%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 89GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 7.2 167 131 125 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 461 Write 354 Mixed 285 SusWrite 125 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 22.3 4K Write 43.9 4K Mixed 19.4 82% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 62.7 DQ Mixed 41.6 44% 74.4 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 143GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 105 104 105 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 124 Write 116 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 104 67% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 118 122 128 131 131 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 102 Write 125 Mixed 66.9 SusWrite 125 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.6 212% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 248GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 117 114 117 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Read 80.9 Write 102 Mixed 57.9 SusWrite 116 65% 89 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 169% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.7% 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: 87 86 87 86 86 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 85.9 Write 87.8 Mixed 51.4 SusWrite 85.9 105% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.2% 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 @ 3091 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 42.8 MC Mixed 35.2 112% 39.3 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 32 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 49.7 80% 49.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 110% 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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,710x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,441x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	614x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	867x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	767x
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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16