Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	130% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	35.5 GB free of 40 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 12:34
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 158 2-Core 302 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 852 86% 696 Pts	64-Core 851 53% 851 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 360C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 187 Parallax 185 142% 182 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 170 Splatting 116 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 458 468 474 482 455 383 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 481 Mixed 366 SusWrite 453 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 60.7 213% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 332 258% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 207GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 469 475 483 488 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 488 Mixed 378 SusWrite 477 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 60.5 216% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 332 258% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 29GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 469 475 449 88 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 488 Mixed 370 SusWrite 337 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.3 217% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 333 258% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Liteonit LAT-128M2S 128GB 477 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 28GB free Firmware: PMD8 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 195 194 193 177 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 348 Write 194 Mixed 221 SusWrite 191 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 54 4K Mixed 22 83% 31.1 MB/s	DQ Read 77.6 DQ Write 58.2 DQ Mixed 57.2 46% 64.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 40GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 16384, 4096, 16384 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 30.4 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 29.9 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 60.8 66% 60.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 141%

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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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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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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

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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