Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	256% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161011
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 13 '19 at 04:11
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 755 78% 626 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% EVGA(3842 2983) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 314GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1037 1086 1077 1116 1126 980 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,414 Write 1,233 Mixed 775 SusWrite 1,070 252% 1,123 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 66.6 237% 89.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,492 DQ Write 1,273 DQ Mixed 1,109 906% 1,291 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 302%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 108GB free Firmware: 541ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 85 83 85 84 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 136 Write 99.8 Mixed 126 SusWrite 84.8 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 23.8 125% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 88.4 75% 110 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 73%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 190 188 195 191 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 187 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 191 116% 160 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 385% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 173 169 177 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 125 Write 148 Mixed 111 SusWrite 172 103% 139 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.9 398% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 94%
Marvell Raid VD 1TB 168 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 240GB free Firmware: MV.R00-0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 166 167 167 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 233 Write 151 Mixed 66 SusWrite 164 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.2 294% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 172%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 567GB free Firmware: 01.01S02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 106 107 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 133 Write 116 Mixed 108 SusWrite 107 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 76%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 124GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 101GB free, PID 00d9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 147 133 157 142 158 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 110 Write 50 Mixed 103 SusWrite 148 139% 103 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1.3 85% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 79%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 2x8GB 775 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 32.1 MC Mixed 26.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 26.8 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 87%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,691x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,437x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
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	340x
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	762x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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