Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	17.3% 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)
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 20:19
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 138 2-Core 258 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 728 74% 598 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84BB) CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Lighting 21.4 Reflection 16.9 Parallax 19.6 18% 19.3 fps	MRender 24.6 Gravity 22.2 Splatting 16.9 17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,376 Write 1,472 Mixed 1,012 356% 1620 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 82.6 281% 99.1 MB/s	DQ Read 979 DQ Write 851 DQ Mixed 951 703% 927 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 34GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 5,674 Write 4844 Mixed 4,853 1,142% 5,124 MB/s	4K Read 576 4K Write 258 4K Mixed 347 1,454% 394 MB/s	DQ Read 1,443 DQ Write 836 DQ Mixed 978 772% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 108%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 214GB free Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 546 330 108 125 88 84 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 854 Write 561 Mixed 569 SusWrite 214 122% 549 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 51 184% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 519 DQ Mixed 316 263% 371 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 157%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$146 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 643GB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 187 180 170 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 191 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 180 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.5 191% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 95GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 171 179 178 177 173 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 145 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 175 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Seagate ST32000540AS 4TB 157GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 89 89 89 87 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 87.6 Write 65.7 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 87.9 58% 78.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FD BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FD BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.8% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 24.5 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.8 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.6 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 68.3 59% 68.3 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 85%

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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	3,717x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,443x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	616x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	325x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16