Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 141% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 98.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	161% 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	95.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 19:45
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 164 2-Core 296 103% 185 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 882 87% 713 Pts	64-Core 911 56% 911 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6471 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	8.07% Terrible	Lighting 8.37 Reflection 12.2 Parallax 8.47 7% 9.66 fps	MRender 12.8 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.7 10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.07% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9); GiGABYTe 20180TI Gaming OC 11GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 224 Reflection 235 Parallax 228 183% 229 fps	MRender 262 Gravity 225 Splatting 141 164% 209 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 240GB 13,500 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 171 179 174 193 195 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 840 Write 234 Mixed 288 SusWrite 183 84% 386 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 33.9 144% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 85.9 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 103 94% 138 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 133%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 669GB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 905 911 909 900 902 903 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 1,063 Write 309 Mixed 368 SusWrite 905 147% 661 MB/s	4K Read 51.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.8 223% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 468 DQ Write 626 DQ Mixed 435 360% 510 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 541%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 152 152 151 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Read 151 Write 108 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 151 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 118% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 31.4 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $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 $178	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