Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	24.2% 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	69.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '20 at 12:08
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 (99^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 490 8-Core 744 77% 617 Pts	64-Core 741 46% 741 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.3% 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: 442.19 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.2% Poor	Lighting 27.5 Reflection 26.4 Parallax 32.8 22% 28.9 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 35.2 Splatting 30.7 28% 34.3 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 24.2% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 84 152 91 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	69.6% Good	Read 352 Write 115 Mixed 166 SusWrite 102 40% 184 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 29.3 129% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 97.4 DQ Mixed 102 109% 189 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 208GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 425 421 411 409 409 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 706 Write 628 Mixed 624 SusWrite 418 133% 594 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 86.7 290% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 844 DQ Write 723 DQ Mixed 1,085 731% 884 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 302%
Patriot Burst 120GB 15,567 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 71GB free Firmware: SBFM11.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 96 97 47 51 48 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 311 Write 283 Mixed 249 SusWrite 72.2 51% 229 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 27.9 132% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 163 149% 225 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 24GB free Firmware: JC4B SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 95 105 85 94 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 114 Write 111 Mixed 68 SusWrite 96.1 71% 97.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 60.2% 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)	39.3% Below average	MC Read 14.6 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 10.1 36% 12.6 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 13.4 SC Mixed 12.5 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 42%

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Desktop 90%

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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	3,698x
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	766x
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 $295	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