Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 29% Raft


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 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	35.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170607
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '19 at 19:16
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	4%

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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 i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 90.3 1-Core 122 2-Core 211 82% 141 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 461 63% 469 Pts	64-Core 456 28% 456 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.6% Below average	Lighting 46.1 Reflection 31.6 Parallax 38.8 38% 38.8 fps	MRender 38.2 Gravity 41.8 Splatting 36.8 32% 38.9 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 350 192 118 102 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 444 Mixed 343 SusWrite 201 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 40.6 149% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 316 DQ Write 277 DQ Mixed 177 165% 256 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 92%
Intel 520 Series 180GB-$132 14,258 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 166GB free Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 167 158 170 171 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 352 Write 196 Mixed 240 SusWrite 162 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 43.5 167% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 188 DQ Mixed 229 175% 239 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 500GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 69 69 70 69 69 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 83.5 Write 79.8 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 69.3 52% 70.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 57%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 924GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 103 102 103 103 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 110 Write 98.8 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 102 71% 96.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.6% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 21.7 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 21.8 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 104%

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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 76%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	945x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	454x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	262x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	63x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $652

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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