Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.3% 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	90.9% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 23:26
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	SYC-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 84.8 1-Core 107 2-Core 211 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 615 62% 503 Pts	64-Core 638 40% 638 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 72.5 Reflection 72.3 Parallax 101 59% 81.8 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 58.5 54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SK hynix SH920 2.5 7MM 512GB 1,396 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 10108L00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 389 392 394 393 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 386 Mixed 335 SusWrite 386 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 22.1 4K Write 81 4K Mixed 28.7 113% 43.9 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 229 194% 283 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%
Toshiba HDWQ140 4TB 4,700 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: FJ1M SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 149 150 149 151 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 170 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 150 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1 239% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 112%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 110 109 110 111 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 131 Write 120 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 110 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 88%
Hitachi UltraStar 7K4000 2TB 3,101 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 744GB free Firmware: MF6OABW0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 134 136 134 136 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Read 126 Write 130 Mixed 66 SusWrite 135 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 91%
WD easystore 25FB 10TB 3,369 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 9.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 199 191 195 204 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 204 Write 215 Mixed 119 SusWrite 197 247% 184 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1 218% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA82GU6MFR8N-TF 1x16GB 5,448 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	40.2% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.2 SC Mixed 12.6 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 72.1 56% 72.1 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 42%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,697x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

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