Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.8% 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	85.2% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 25 '19 at 20:24
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 296 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 828 82% 672 Pts	64-Core 843 52% 843 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.8% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 69.7 56% 69.9 fps	MRender 67.8 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 68.4 55% 67.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507KC4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 139 153 156 157 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 372 Write 211 Mixed 246 SusWrite 153 55% 245 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 44.8 168% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 213 DQ Mixed 155 132% 194 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 87%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 91GB free Firmware: MU01.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 56 56 56 57 56 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 478 Write 416 Mixed 393 SusWrite 90.9 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 47 164% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 241 201% 289 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 91%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 466GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 444 409 412 411 412 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 441 Mixed 368 SusWrite 420 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 61.9 4K Mixed 38.9 130% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 291 237% 336 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 116%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 178 174 178 178 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 182 Mixed 30 SusWrite 176 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB 8,252 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 466GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 130 127 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	72.2% Very good	Read 123 Write 124 Mixed 70 SusWrite 128 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB-$234 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 30.6 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 40.1 SC Mixed 29.7 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 117%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,718x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,445x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	617x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,151x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	870x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	812x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	374x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	327x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16