Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	63.4% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	24 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161011
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 31 '20 at 02:37
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$241 712,312 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 (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 280 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 731 76% 609 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 74.7 Parallax 65.8 62% 72.1 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 69 57% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTY128HDHP-000L1 128GB 1,655 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT23L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 46 42 42 35 34 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	63.4% Good	Read 362 Write 72 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 42.2 30% 139 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 67 4K Mixed 27 122% 42.7 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 67.8 DQ Mixed 71.9 91% 171 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 63.4% Great: 104%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 170GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 369 230 241 249 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 478 Mixed 387 SusWrite 285 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 43.7 166% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 350 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 327 232% 298 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 99%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 610GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 91 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 93.7 Write 88.5 Mixed 52 SusWrite 90.2 60% 81.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 57%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 195 197 195 197 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 144 Mixed 77 SusWrite 194 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 2400 C15 Series Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2400 C15 Series Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2133, 2400, 2133, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.9% Excellent	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.6 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.8 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 59.5 67% 59.5 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 82%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,696x
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 $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $670

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