Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 111% UFO


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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.5% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	3.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 26 '19 at 08:50
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	11%

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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 144 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 830 78% 650 Pts	64-Core 846 52% 846 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 3751) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 202 Parallax 181 154% 191 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 184 Splatting 128 118% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 188GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 454 221 148 149 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 456 Write 459 Mixed 389 SusWrite 263 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 38.6 145% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 259 190% 246 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 95%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 633GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 119 120 120 119 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.3% Above average	Read 70 Write 67.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 119 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 76%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 115 116 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	70.3% Very good	Read 130 Write 111 Mixed 94 SusWrite 114 83% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 67%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 483GB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 79 71 81 80 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 70.5 Write 74 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 78.7 94% 68.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.8 123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 31.1 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 29.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 103%

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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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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