Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	37.3% 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	184% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '19 at 03:21
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 85.6 1-Core 115 2-Core 235 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 438 57% 428 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 49 Reflection 46.5 Parallax 41.2 40% 45.5 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 42.4 Splatting 37.5 32% 39.6 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 63GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 580 540 344 184 170 164 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,215 Write 1,030 Mixed 578 SusWrite 330 175% 789 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 59.5 214% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 1,108 DQ Write 1,128 DQ Mixed 852 714% 1,029 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 254%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 140GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 407 373 233 244 241 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 246 Mixed 265 SusWrite 296 67% 301 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 39.8 146% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 331 246% 326 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 99%
HP S700 500GB-$60 12,813 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 304GB free Firmware: S0212B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 394 425 443 444 442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 442 Mixed 430 SusWrite 405 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 36.7 161% 60.8 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 57.2 111% 219 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 501GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 177 178 178 178 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 148 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 176 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 90GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 59 58 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 66.5 Write 60.8 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 58.4 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 57%
Seagate Laptop Thin SSHD 2.5" 500GB-$30 34,154 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 65GB free Firmware: SM15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 71 70 72 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 57.3 Write 50 Mixed 26 SusWrite 70.8 37% 51 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.5 299% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 64%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 7GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 18 11 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	30.6% Below average	Read 124 Write 35.7 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 14.9 64% 58 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 3.4 224% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30.6% Great: 31%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 123GB 3,622 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 114GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 54 36 36 39 36 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 150 Write 76 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 42.5 98% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 2.9 190% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 37%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 32GB-$16 13,359 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 7GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 61 32 22 23 20 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	29% Poor	Read 127 Write 48 Mixed 62 SusWrite 33.6 79% 67.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.1 81% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 38%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 250GB 1,629 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 46GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 63 65 66 38 25 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	37.2% Below average	Read 128 Write 46.7 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 49.6 81% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.5 144% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37.2% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x16GB-$70 6,515 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 25.1 78% 27.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 71.5 56% 71.5 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 85%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,696x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,438x
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 $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	341x
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	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16