Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	239% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 07 '20 at 05:23
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	COL-User
Background CPU	4%

Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$184 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.9 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 570 77% 574 Pts	64-Core 583 36% 583 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.6% Good	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 78.8 Parallax 68.5 61% 73.9 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 75.7 60% 73.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$71 2,245 User benchmarks, average bench 255% 200GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 693 533 532 537 539 533 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 2197 Write 798 Mixed 650 SusWrite 561 230% 1,051 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 79.7 254% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,090 DQ Write 575 DQ Mixed 133 286% 600 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 339%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 65GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 199 217 299 215 301 MB/s Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	73% Very good	Read 193 Write 96.1 Mixed 208 SusWrite 242 42% 185 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 79 4K Mixed 34.2 122% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 208 179% 260 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 98 99 98 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 117 Write 108 Mixed 60.7 SusWrite 97 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 783GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 139 140 141 142 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 154 Write 116 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 140 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$20 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 466GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 119 119 118 118 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 115 Write 106 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 116 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 69%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 290GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 80 81 80 80 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	43.1% Average	Read 70.6 Write 48.1 Mixed 44 SusWrite 79.4 44% 60.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC Patriot PSD44G240082 Patriot PSD44G240041 Patriot PSD44G240082 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 27.4 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 65.9 61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 84%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,325 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	942x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	453x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	262x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	63x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $644

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16