Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.6% 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	71.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 13 '19 at 01:39
Run Duration	184 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 258 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 785 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 13C2) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.6% Average	Lighting 64.1 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 62.6 52% 65.4 fps	MRender 74.6 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 0.04 33% 45.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 197 183 180 173 167 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 373 Write 212 Mixed 193 SusWrite 184 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 60 4K Mixed 27.5 103% 37 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 222 190% 283 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 101%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 127 134 134 134 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 128 Mixed 65 SusWrite 132 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 82%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 148 145 148 147 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 132 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 145 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 82%
Seagate ST33000651AS 3TB-$229 5,029 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 139 146 149 144 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 153 Write 68.2 Mixed 74 SusWrite 146 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 186 185 186 187 187 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 159 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 186 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 CT8G4DFS824A.C8FDD1 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	72% Very good	MC Read 28.1 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 21.5 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 18.9 54% 19 GB/s	Latency 58.7 68% 58.7 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 72%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,696x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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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 $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 $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