Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	90.4% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170206
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 24 '19 at 09:37
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th 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 above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 147 2-Core 262 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 532 73% 539 Pts	64-Core 534 33% 534 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 859B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 128 Reflection 144 Parallax 133 105% 135 fps	Gravity 124 Splatting 105 100% 114 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HFS250G32TND-N1A0A 250GB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 194 138 78 70 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 444 Mixed 398 SusWrite 154 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 34.9 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 44 147% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 347 261% 349 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 107%
SanDisk Extreme II 120GB-$130 2,462 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 31GB free Firmware: R1311 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 251 233 219 222 209 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 499 Write 284 Mixed 180 SusWrite 236 66% 300 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 36.1 137% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 107 132% 235 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 428GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 117 117 117 118 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 142 Write 113 Mixed 80 SusWrite 116 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 319GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 137 138 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Read 131 Write 109 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 137 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.4 415% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 108%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 148GB free Firmware: GM4OA52A SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 71 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 69.7 Write 69.7 Mixed 40 SusWrite 73.3 46% 63.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 2x8GB 24,860 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	75.7% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 29.7 MC Mixed 23.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 23.3 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 88%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	935x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	451x
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	293x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	259x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	61x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $859

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