Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	19.3% 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	83% 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-A (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	3.3 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '19 at 19:18
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	6%

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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 723 75% 601 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.3% Very poor	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 60.7 Parallax 94.4 0% 51.7 fps	MRender 61 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 78.6 57% 67.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 19.3% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 250GB-$50 5,775 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61110RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 198 199 195 198 200 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 483 Write 358 Mixed 196 SusWrite 200 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 63.4 4K Mixed 32.3 120% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 248 206% 299 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 106%
Samsung MZ7LN256HMJP-00000 256GB 835 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 86GB free Firmware: MAV0100Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 311 310 311 308 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 468 Mixed 384 SusWrite 324 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 65.2 220% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 353 265% 354 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721680PLA380 80GB-$41 2,269 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 73GB free Firmware: P21OABHA SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 65 64 63 63 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 69.5 Write 64.2 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 64 44% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 40%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 166 164 161 165 161 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Intenso USB 3.0 device 4TB 411 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	17.9% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 36 Mixed 31 SusWrite 22.1 24% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 17.9% Great: 100%
TOSHIBA STOR.E ALU 2S 4TB 3.5TB free, PID 0b19 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	16.3% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 37 Mixed 30.3 SusWrite 20.8 42% 32 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 91% 1.1 MB/s

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 16GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.7% Average	MC Read 15.6 MC Write 15.4 MC Mixed 12.5 41% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.1 SC Mixed 15.8 43% 15.2 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 88%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,689x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,436x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	809x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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