Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '20 at 00:08
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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-$235 712,312 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 (98^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 766 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3 SATA M.2 120GB-$128 1,644 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: S8FM06.A SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 326 143 40 117 140 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 506 Write 329 Mixed 256 SusWrite 179 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 22.7 131% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 168 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 63.7 83% 148 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 82%
Maxtor Z1 SSD 480GB 2,800 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 100GB free Firmware: STKSD010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 47 77 49 44 48 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 428 Write 422 Mixed 369 SusWrite 115 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 42.7 158% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 192 173% 258 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 94%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 4,375 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 300GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 99 110 108 108 107 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 45.5 Write 83 Mixed 79.1 SusWrite 100 57% 77 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GTZSW DDR4 3000 G.SKILL F4-3600C16-8GTZSW 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 30.9 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.7 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 100%

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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-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,734x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,451x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	621x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,156x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	875x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	375x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	347x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	771x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	329x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $814

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16