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 way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	88.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 01 '20 at 16:00
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 140 2-Core 258 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 797 76% 628 Pts	64-Core 803 50% 803 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX900 256GB-$164 6,726 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.6.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 205 193 220 214 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 387 Write 281 Mixed 293 SusWrite 210 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 40.1 160% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 268 DQ Write 261 DQ Mixed 250 192% 260 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 90%
WD Purple Surveillance 1TB (2017)-$45 9,464 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 154 153 154 152 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 152 Write 159 Mixed 93.2 SusWrite 153 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 216% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 184 187 185 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 166 Mixed 98 SusWrite 186 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 240% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 436GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 197 194 194 195 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 158 Mixed 88.2 SusWrite 195 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 112%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 23GB free, PID 5590 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 26 27 15 11 10 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	21.2% Poor	Read 39.1 Write 26.2 Mixed 30.1 SusWrite 19.3 37% 28.7 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 4.2 274% 4.17 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 36%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Apacer 75.C93H1.G000C 2x8GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	45.2% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 15.6 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.2 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 16.6 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 84%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,689x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,435x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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