Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 155% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	154% 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.
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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 15:37
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (85^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-$241 712,312 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 (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 802 86% 684 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7263 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.88% Terrible	Lighting 8 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.72 6% 9.59 fps	MRender 13.2 Gravity 7.43 Splatting 16.5 10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.88% Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866A) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 211 Reflection 216 Parallax 224 172% 217 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 213 Splatting 141 159% 203 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 70GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,776 Write 2,184 Mixed 1,420 470% 2,127 MB/s	4K Read 60.5 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 89.7 316% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,463 DQ Write 1,306 DQ Mixed 1353 1,023% 1,374 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 67GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 489 490 380 221 207 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 492 Mixed 466 SusWrite 380 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 62.6 212% 76.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 232GB free Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 299 300 300 300 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 480 Mixed 431 SusWrite 319 97% 433 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 64 218% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 27.9 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 31.3 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 104%

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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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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	552x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	173x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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