Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 13% Tree trunk	Desktop 35% Sail boat	Workstation 15% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 an extremely low single core score, this CPU can barely handle email and light web browsing. Finally, with a gaming score of 21.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very poor.
Graphics	49.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	33.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

Very high background CPU (93%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	3.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '19 at 03:19
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	93%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Memory 18 1-Core 42.9 2-Core 66.8 23% 42.6 Pts	4-Core 131 8-Core 373 28% 252 Pts	64-Core 400 25% 400 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.8 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.3% Average	Lighting 75.5 Reflection 32 Parallax 73.9 62% 60.5 fps	MRender 32.2 Gravity 30.3 Splatting 31.3 26% 31.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 49.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 110GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 171 169 151 158 165 MB/s Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.4% Below average	Read 182 Write 201 Mixed 181 SusWrite 168 41% 183 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 29.1 4K Mixed 11 42% 16 MB/s	DQ Read 28.3 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 43 41% 61.5 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 97%
Intel 330 Series 60GB 2,582 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 3GB free Firmware: 300i Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 200 Write 68 Mixed 90.5 26% 119 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 24.2 4K Mixed 10.3 37% 13.8 MB/s	DQ Read 32.2 DQ Write 63.6 DQ Mixed 35.3 30% 43.7 MB/s
Poor: 45% Great: 67%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 72GB free, PID 0201 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 83 82 82 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 77.4 Write 104 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 82.1 102% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 46%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB 33,521 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 6.8 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	6.88% Terrible	Read 17.5 Write 2.5 Mixed 6.8 SusWrite 6.9 9% 8.43 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 1 67% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.88% Great: 17%

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 @ 2133 MHz Relative performance (0^th percentile)	20% Poor	MC Read 7.6 MC Write 8.4 MC Mixed 7.4 22% 7.8 GB/s	SC Read 1.4 SC Write 5.7 SC Mixed 2.7 9% 3.27 GB/s	Latency 336 12% 336 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 110%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,695x
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 $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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