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 as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	40.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 03:34
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$132 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 86.8 1-Core 104 2-Core 239 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 465 62% 466 Pts	64-Core 464 29% 464 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3208) CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 22% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 170 52 31 60 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 514 Write 419 Mixed 12.7 SusWrite 91 57% 259 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.4 54% 13.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 100%
Hitachi HDS721050DLE630 500GB 10,673 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 327GB free Firmware: MS1OA610 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 27 26 27 27 26 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	47% Average	Read 137 Write 26.6 Mixed 37.1 SusWrite 26.6 42% 56.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 113% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 413GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 131 132 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 158 Write 147 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 132 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 108%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30 168,449 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 280GB free Firmware: 0002LVM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 109 108 110 111 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 111 Write 105 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 110 70% 95.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1B1 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.2% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 30.7 MC Mixed 24.9 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 79%

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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 $134	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