Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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.
Boot Drive	346% 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, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 08 '19 at 13:01
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 155 2-Core 305 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 804 84% 673 Pts	64-Core 835 52% 835 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2801 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 418GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1744 1829 1867 1966 1993 1996 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2618 Write 2,058 Mixed 1,213 SusWrite 1,899 435% 1,947 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 78.7 265% 94.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,092 DQ Write 825 DQ Mixed 968 721% 962 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 914GB free Firmware: RVT22B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 465 472 473 476 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 427 Mixed 422 SusWrite 467 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 60 202% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 435 426 431 439 433 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 467 Mixed 381 SusWrite 436 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 63.6 211% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 134%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 4x4GB 1,028 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	MC Read 28.2 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.6 78% 27.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 26.5 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 64.1 62% 64.1 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 90%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,695x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $15	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