Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 78.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	66.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.8% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	17.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 28 '20 at 02:27
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	78.9% Very good	Memory 89.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 264 90% 163 Pts	4-Core 400 8-Core 376 52% 388 Pts	64-Core 473 29% 473 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143 318,562 User benchmarks, average bench 76% Asus(1043 86A5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.4% Good	Lighting 80.9 Reflection 80.9 Parallax 77 66% 79.6 fps	MRender 94.1 Gravity 78.3 Splatting 76.7 67% 83.1 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 57 65 74 69 67 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 395 Write 282 Mixed 284 SusWrite 96 59% 264 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 81.3 4K Mixed 46.4 158% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 356 268% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 43GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 110 104 110 109 108 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 113 Write 109 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 108 72% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 CMK16GX4M2A2133C13 CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 24GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 23.2 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 11 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 18 49% 17.1 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 78%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	553x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	174x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $67Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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