Asus Z270-WS

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	95.8% 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	123% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z270-WS (all builds)
Memory	32.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170913
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 08 '19 at 03:13
Run Duration	274 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	88%

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PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	63.7% Good	Memory 85.8 1-Core 62.1 2-Core 136 58% 94.6 Pts	4-Core 227 8-Core 327 35% 277 Pts	64-Core 382 24% 382 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3731) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	94.4% Outstanding	Lighting 114 Reflection 113 Parallax 136 93% 121 fps	MRender 168 Gravity 106 Splatting 92.8 96% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 112%
AMD Radeon R9 290X 3,695 User benchmarks, average bench 49% AMD(1002 0B00) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.9.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 69 Reflection 59.3 Parallax 85.4 56% 71.3 fps	MRender 58.8 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 73.5 53% 63.5 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 52%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 123 Reflection 140 Parallax 120 100% 128 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 115 Splatting 99.4 87% 107 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 280 468 501 502 570 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 896 Write 790 Mixed 594 SusWrite 456 153% 684 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 72.1 4K Mixed 33.7 124% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 542 DQ Write 408 DQ Mixed 463 350% 471 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 465GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 108 157 176 169 189 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	63.7% Good	Read 293 Write 300 Mixed 284 SusWrite 162 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 15.5 4K Write 45.3 4K Mixed 30 86% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 303 235% 321 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 126%
WD WUH721414ALE6L4 14TB 360 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 13TB free Firmware: LDGNW07G SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 107 158 175 171 188 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 237 Write 241 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 162 133% 183 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 2.1 355% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 138%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$227 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 97 139 150 154 167 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 103 Write 122 Mixed 60.2 SusWrite 143 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 133%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 121 160 165 167 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Read 131 Write 130 Mixed 35 SusWrite 155 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.6 226% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 87%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$227 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 92 119 128 125 132 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 108 Write 186 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 120 90% 123 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 1 214% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 133%
WD Black 5TB (2015)-$71 7,245 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 102 150 170 162 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 202 Mixed 92.7 SusWrite 154 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 3.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 302% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 107%
WD Gold 10TB (2016)-$227 1,110 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 313GB free Firmware: 01.01H02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 75 100 98 98 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 158 Write 214 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 96.8 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.4 150% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 133%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 79 98 100 101 102 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 113 Write 99 Mixed 32 SusWrite 96.6 62% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.7 227% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMR32GX4M2C3333C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMR32GX4M2C3333C16 48GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	59.4% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 20.3 61% 21.4 GB/s	SC Read 10.7 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 14.8 42% 14.6 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 59%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: Asus Z270-WS

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	57x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	5x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	4x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	10x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	9x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	9x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	6x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $139Bench 266%, 63,520 samples	6x
M470 1TBMSIBench 341%, 1,979 samples	6x

RAM
BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 2x8GBCrucialBench 74%, 3,023 samples	7x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G3B1 4x8GBMicronBench 80%, 730 samples	6x
HyperX 2400 C15 4x8GBKingstonBench 82%, 9,100 samples	5x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $759

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) $35	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