Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60% 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	125% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 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	12.6 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 13:18
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$184 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 259 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 487 67% 495 Pts	64-Core 510 32% 510 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.1% 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)	60% Above average	Lighting 74.8 Reflection 75.2 Parallax 66.3 61% 72.1 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 71.6 58% 70.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 114GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 422 462 470 427 397 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 443 Mixed 378 SusWrite 424 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64 204% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 340 261% 355 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 5,329 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 466GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 105 107 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 51.3 SusWrite 107 69% 94 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 62%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 798GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 176 177 182 181 180 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 100 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 179 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.8% 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: 120 122 123 123 123 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	49.5% Average	Read 144 Write 90.2 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 122 118% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.5% 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 (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 25.8 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.6 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.2 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.1% 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 $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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	63x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $644

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $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