Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	29.1% 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	126% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 10:09
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 167 2-Core 335 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 666 8-Core 664 89% 665 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% MSI(1462 3713) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2370 MHz, MLim: 3855 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.1% Poor	Lighting 6.33 Reflection 3.58 Parallax 10.1 5% 6.67 fps	MRender 247 Gravity 0.07 Splatting 56.1 76% 101 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 29.1% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 314 300 268 282 279 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 477 Mixed 378 SusWrite 306 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 65.5 228% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
Intel Optane+932GBHDD 1TB 6,924 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 66GB free Firmware: 17.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 277 268 227 158 157 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 88%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E680 500GB 66,048 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1GB free Firmware: GG2OAF10 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 109 Write 91.5 Mixed 23.2 54% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 109GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 133 129 121 130 128 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 137 Write 154 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 128 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 31.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 28.5 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 53.3 75% 53.3 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 97%

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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 76%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	949x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	456x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	320x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	263x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	63x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16