Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	91.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	421% 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	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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '19 at 23:02
Run Duration	368 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (94^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 107 2-Core 286 89% 163 Pts	4-Core 613 8-Core 872 93% 742 Pts	64-Core 873 54% 873 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Lighting 115 Reflection 122 Parallax 116 94% 118 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 107 Splatting 107 86% 105 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1470 2193 2180 2158 2164 2163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	421% Outstanding	Read 2,820 Write 2056 Mixed 1527 SusWrite 2,055 473% 2,114 MB/s	4K Read 68.9 4K Write 291 4K Mixed 102 390% 154 MB/s	DQ Read 1,466 DQ Write 1,370 DQ Mixed 1,502 1,104% 1446 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 421% Great: 393%
Samsung SSD 1TB 588 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 907GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 499 498 498 499 499 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 524 Write 498 Mixed 475 SusWrite 494 112% 498 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 70.2 244% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 230 179% 246 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 139%
Samsung SSD 500GB 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 246GB free Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 499 499 498 499 499 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 485 Mixed 424 SusWrite 495 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 71.4 247% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 282 213% 285 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 135%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 575GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1554 1257 1255 1253 1251 1249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	385% Outstanding	Read 2575 Write 2,442 Mixed 1,809 SusWrite 1303 455% 2,032 MB/s	4K Read 77.2 4K Write 273 4K Mixed 116 410% 155 MB/s	DQ Read 1,975 DQ Write 1465 DQ Mixed 1586 1,222% 1,675 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 385% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 575GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2475 2134 1130 1123 1121 1125 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	406% Outstanding	Read 2,578 Write 2,436 Mixed 1,888 SusWrite 1518 472% 2,105 MB/s	4K Read 78 4K Write 301 4K Mixed 116 426% 165 MB/s	DQ Read 2033 DQ Write 1,558 DQ Mixed 1,702 1,298% 1,764 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 406% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3000, 3000 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 30 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 42 SC Mixed 31 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 106%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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