Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 93.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26.8% 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	85% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '20 at 19:34
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 (100^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 261 91% 162 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 709 76% 607 Pts	64-Core 733 45% 733 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.8% Poor	Lighting 30.4 Reflection 29 Parallax 36.1 25% 31.8 fps	MRender 41.2 Gravity 39.1 Splatting 33.8 31% 38 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 26.8% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 96 98 130 134 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 462 Write 233 Mixed 210 SusWrite 116 56% 255 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 38.1 159% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 155 DQ Mixed 119 124% 209 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 200GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 421 425 407 408 410 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 711 Write 576 Mixed 617 SusWrite 417 130% 580 MB/s	4K Read 63.1 4K Write 150 4K Mixed 85 284% 99.2 MB/s	DQ Read 843 DQ Write 722 DQ Mixed 1,087 731% 884 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 302%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 82GB free Firmware: SBFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 93 48 46 47 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	68.6% Good	Read 311 Write 283 Mixed 247 SusWrite 70 51% 228 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 29.6 135% 51.6 MB/s	DQ Read 230 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 164 149% 225 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 68.6% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 21GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 97 96 119 117 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 114 Write 107 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 102 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1 170% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FH1 1x8GB 1,167 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 10 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 13.8 SC Mixed 12.1 36% 12.7 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 42%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	3,697x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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