Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 141% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 122% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	156% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	252% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '20 at 10:52
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.6 1-Core 148 2-Core 267 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 754 76% 619 Pts	64-Core 770 48% 770 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2325 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	156% Outstanding	Lighting 219 Reflection 210 Parallax 257 178% 228 fps	MRender 246 Gravity 205 Splatting 133 153% 195 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 156% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 572 302 292 287 282 274 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	252% Outstanding	Read 2,427 Write 1,473 Mixed 1,063 SusWrite 335 292% 1,324 MB/s	4K Read 61.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 83.8 289% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 1,065 DQ Mixed 980 748% 1,006 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 252% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 84GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 347 316 316 314 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 471 Mixed 447 SusWrite 323 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 58 196% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 101 138 180 111 113 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 120 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 135 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 128% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 108GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 186 185 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 162 Mixed 90 SusWrite 185 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 366GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 147 148 148 148 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 133 Write 120 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 147 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/4G KHX2133C14/8G 24GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2267, 2267, 2267, 2267 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	76.1% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 23.3 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.5 SC Mixed 23.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 62.9 64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 90%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	939x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	452x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	261x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	62x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16