Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	30.5% 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	90.6% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 02:14
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 133 2-Core 262 92% 164 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 721 76% 608 Pts	64-Core 716 44% 716 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 2958) CLim: 1569 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Lighting 38.6 Reflection 35.8 Parallax 32 32% 35.5 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 34.2 Splatting 34.1 28% 35 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 378GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 320 360 230 234 239 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 351 Mixed 347 SusWrite 282 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 35.4 145% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 315 225% 292 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 98%
Crucial MTFDBAK256MAG-1G1 256GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 17GB free Firmware: 0005 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 50 46 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	50% Above average	Read 245 Write 198 Mixed 205 SusWrite 49.9 39% 175 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 12.1 102% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 18.2 59% 128 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 58%
Samsung MZ7PA256HMDR-01000 256GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 24GB free Firmware: AXM07H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 216 202 231 229 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 236 Write 220 Mixed 191 SusWrite 219 49% 217 MB/s	4K Read 15.9 4K Write 61.5 4K Mixed 18.9 81% 32.1 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 71.3 DQ Mixed 27.4 39% 74.2 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 52%
Samsung MZ7PA256HMDR-01000 256GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 83GB free Firmware: AXM07H1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 50 48 42 44 34 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 216 Write 223 Mixed 185 SusWrite 70.2 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 62.9 4K Mixed 17.4 79% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 72.6 DQ Mixed 25.6 38% 73.5 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3068 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 36.4 MC Mixed 26.4 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 36.2 SC Mixed 29.2 82% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 53 76% 53 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 110%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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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