Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	119% 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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 22 '20 at 05:23
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Memory 85 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 85% 154 Pts	4-Core 390 8-Core 453 55% 421 Pts	64-Core 487 30% 487 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 862C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.6% Above average	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 75.4 Parallax 64.8 60% 71.5 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 69.3 Splatting 71.3 58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 402 428 428 416 395 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 440 Mixed 377 SusWrite 394 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 38.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.4 194% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 360 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 5,329 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 466GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 110 109 107 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 115 Write 102 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 108 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.6 100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 766GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 179 178 180 180 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 81.7 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 177 95% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 753GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 126 126 126 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.8% Average	Read 140 Write 142 Mixed 20 SusWrite 125 138% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.4 39% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.8% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4 2x8GB 669 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38.6% Below average	MC Read 13.9 MC Write 14.1 MC Mixed 11.3 37% 13.1 GB/s	SC Read 8.3 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 11.5 30% 10.4 GB/s	Latency 71.9 56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 102%

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

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Gaming 89%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	931x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	451x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	315x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	293x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	259x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	116x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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	61x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $867

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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