Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.4% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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, 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-A (all builds)
Memory	60.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '17 at 08:53
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing as expected (52^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-$235 712,312 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 (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 287 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 851 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 1972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1632 MHz, MLim: 1767 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 381.89 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Lighting 73.1 Reflection 80.5 Parallax 69 60% 74.2 fps	MRender 76.3 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 64.2 57% 70 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 5670 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1863 (B1) Unknown 97 97 26 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 46 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 31 (EB) Unknown 99 99 116 (F1) Unknown 99 99 15740046157	97.4% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 343 Mixed 352 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 45.2 4K Write 77.1 4K Mixed 27 144% 49.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 242 DQ Mixed 81 122% 233 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 155GB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 69078176 (03) Spinup time 94 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1853 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 49 49 1683668002731 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 5716 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1852 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 1 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 53 504496158 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 72 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 65 65 70158 (C2) HDA temperature 30 47 51539607582 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 109714939579082 (F1) Unknown 100 253 15379600299 (F2) Unknown 100 253 26453639283	81.1% Excellent	Read 159 Write 124 Mixed 103 96% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 0.29 93% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 146GB free Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 137626114 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6712 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 106394297 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9874 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4628 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 50 487784477 (C2) HDA temperature 29 50 47244640285 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 36 23 137626114 (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 -23343147230234 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2269031451 (F2) Unknown 100 253 1332719857	52% Above average	Read 96.1 Write 84.9 Mixed 66.1 62% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.41 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.47 98% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 90GB free Firmware: CC37 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 112 99 49782041 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12534 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 81 60 156406801 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 13735 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 95 95 5446 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032857 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 54 487784477 (C2) HDA temperature 29 46 47244640285 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 22 18 49782041 (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 -2031519501878 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2349146396 (F2) Unknown 100 253 958352364	39.6% Below average	Read 76.6 Write 61.2 Mixed 74.7 54% 70.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.66 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.39 100% 0.88 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 70%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 7GB free Firmware: JC45 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 116 99 115741964 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4374 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 84 60 250639721 (09) Power-on hours count 87 87 11925 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4353 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 8 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 53 504430622 (C2) HDA temperature 30 47 42949672990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 26 22 115741964 (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 -117862492512982 (F1) Unknown 100 253 4012421980 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3545182237	39% Below average	Read 68.6 Write 67 Mixed 66 51% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.69 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.58 122% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x16GB 3,127 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 28.8 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 29.3 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 130%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,720x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,445x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	617x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,151x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	870x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	374x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	327x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $209	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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