Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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.
Graphics	36.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	198% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '19 at 22:36
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 272 92% 167 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 537 72% 536 Pts	64-Core 535 33% 535 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	36.6% Below average	Lighting 48.1 Reflection 45.2 Parallax 40 39% 44.4 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 36.3 32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.6% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 157GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1066 1118 1143 1160 716 563 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1098 Write 1,032 Mixed 501 SusWrite 961 202% 898 MB/s	4K Read 48.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 61 211% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 749 DQ Write 620 DQ Mixed 673 507% 681 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 292%
Samsung 840 250GB-$251 41,998 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 207GB free Firmware: DXT06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 230 219 247 244 243 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	80.3% Excellent	Read 426 Write 251 Mixed 163 SusWrite 238 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 24.7 120% 47.1 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 57.6 105% 213 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.3% Great: 85%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 913GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 159 159 157 159 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	72.7% Very good	Read 93.6 Write 111 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 158 71% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 110%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 741GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 139 140 140 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 124 Write 151 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 138 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 138 138 137 140 140 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	55% Above average	Read 149 Write 127 Mixed 73.3 SusWrite 137 160% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.9 71% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.4% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 21.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 23.3 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 95%

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

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,704x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,439x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	613x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	767x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $654

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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