Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	16.3% 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	98% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161122
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '19 at 01:11
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 74.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 207 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 320 8-Core 315 43% 318 Pts	64-Core 340 21% 340 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% EVGA(3842 1466) 1GB CLim: 900 MHz, MLim: 1039 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Lighting 18.7 Reflection 21.9 Parallax 16.6 15% 19.1 fps	MRender 26.1 Gravity 19.1 Splatting 22 18% 22.4 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 373GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 339 331 309 311 313 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 366 Mixed 331 SusWrite 316 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 45.8 151% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 347 260% 347 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 134%
WD My Book 1TB 10,299 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 930GB free, PID 1100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 40 40 40 41 40 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 37.2 Mixed 30 SusWrite 39.4 49% 36.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 22%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 128 128 129 129 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 114 Write 118 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 127 150% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 59%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 4.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 35 33 35 34 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	20.2% Poor	Read 35.8 Write 34.8 Mixed 31.2 SusWrite 33.9 46% 33.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 20.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSE.16FBD BLS16G4D240FSE.16FAD 32GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2400, 2400 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	MC Read 20 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 20.1 57% 20.1 GB/s	SC Read 9.2 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 19.4 46% 16.2 GB/s	Latency 91.4 44% 91.4 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 83%

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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 76%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	936x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	452x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	260x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $858

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 $179	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