Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	37.8% 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	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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-A (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	May 21 '20 at 00:33
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 798 83% 669 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2966) CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Lighting 49.7 Reflection 47.1 Parallax 46.2 40% 47.7 fps	MRender 39 Gravity 43.1 Splatting 38 33% 40 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB 72 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 98GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 362 336 349 342 343 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 418 Mixed 340 SusWrite 345 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 50.6 174% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 354 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 352GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 458 477 471 472 470 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 442 Mixed 431 SusWrite 458 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 61.1 204% 71.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 440GB free Firmware: 20.01H20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 118 119 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	68.2% Good	Read 120 Write 106 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 118 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 69%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 174GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 74 75 73 73 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 86 Write 69.7 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 73.6 53% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 20.2 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 22.9 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 104%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

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-A Builds (Compare 8,321 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,697x
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	765x
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 $300	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