Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	29% 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	152% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	3.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '19 at 02:02
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 152 2-Core 282 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 521 8-Core 818 82% 669 Pts	64-Core 805 50% 805 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6251) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.23 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29% Poor	Lighting 35.9 Reflection 29 Parallax 36.9 29% 33.9 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 35.2 Splatting 33.6 28% 35 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$40 8,737 User benchmarks, average bench 119% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: V6005-a9 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 754 801 800 759 564 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 753 Write 736 Mixed 603 SusWrite 740 160% 708 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 52.1 193% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 303 253% 362 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 153%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 429GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 134 134 133 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	86.5% Excellent	Read 168 Write 135 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 133 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 341GB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 145 143 147 144 145 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 150 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 143 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 912GB free Firmware: 2BA3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 49 50 48 51 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 109 Write 68.4 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 49.5 51% 69.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 972GB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 148 147 147 148 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 145 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 146 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 113%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 614GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 134 133 130 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 141 Write 131 Mixed 106 SusWrite 133 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 83%
WD WD2001FASS-00U0B0 2TB 6,005 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 99 98 99 101 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 129 Write 104 Mixed 99 SusWrite 99.1 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 83%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 419GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 47 48 47 48 48 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 86.9 Write 88.3 Mixed 53.6 SusWrite 47.5 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.6 108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 52%
Seagate ST3750640AS 750GB-$60 7,916 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 255GB free Firmware: 3.AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 45 46 47 48 47 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 73.8 Write 47.7 Mixed 46.8 SusWrite 46.6 40% 53.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 42%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 417GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 29 29 30 29 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	44% Average	Read 124 Write 29.9 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 29.5 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 44% Great: 76%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125 23,438 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 698GB free Firmware: JA2OA560 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 64 70 76 66 75 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 77.8 Write 53.9 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 69.8 42% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 92% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 57%
ST332062 0A 320GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 259GB free, PID 6204 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 33.1 Write 33.7 Mixed 28.1 SusWrite 35.3 44% 32.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-2133C15-8GNT Adata 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2200, 2200 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.8% Good	MC Read 24.2 MC Write 22.2 MC Mixed 19.5 63% 22 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 20.3 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 80%

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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