Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	62.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '17 at 12:17
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$247 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 153 2-Core 269 98% 173 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 853 82% 675 Pts	64-Core 854 53% 854 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% PowerColor(148C 2358) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1150 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.3.2 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 45% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 293 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 250 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 46 (A3) Unknown 100 100 611 (94) Unknown 100 100 23676 (95) Unknown 100 100 348 (96) Unknown 100 100 201 (97) Unknown 100 100 325 (A4) Unknown 100 100 7405 (A5) Unknown 100 100 26 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 5 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 19 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 36421878480921 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 61741 (F2) Unknown 100 100 183445 (F5) Unknown 100 100 87471 (F6) Unknown 100 100 94704 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	62.9% Good	Read 474 Write 240 Mixed 269 72% 328 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 10.9 87% 33.2 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 183 DQ Mixed 11 36% 72.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 141952888 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4573 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 60 12897378413 (09) Power-on hours count 80 80 17818 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1327 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 99 262148 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 49 13372751900 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 210 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 4657 (C2) HDA temperature 28 51 -140737488355300 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -7576322299621 (F1) Unknown 100 253 11740394243 (F2) Unknown 100 253 12334819424	98.1% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 172 Mixed 166 128% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.23 4K Mixed 0.31 91% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 778GB free Firmware: CC49 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 188330664 (03) Spinup time 91 91 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1402 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 151691297 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 10421 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1017 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 6 (BD) vendor-specific 97 97 3 (BE) vendor-specific 72 56 471072796 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 203 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 85 85 31017 (C2) HDA temperature 28 44 51539607580 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -26018911870383 (F1) Unknown 100 253 22481012414 (F2) Unknown 100 253 34488568440	51.8% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 91.9 Mixed 96.1 70% 92.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.47 4K Mixed 0.26 84% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 40.5 MC Mixed 29.5 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 107%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	949x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	456x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	299x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	320x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	263x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	69x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	63x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $663

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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