Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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	110% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '20 at 02:09
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$230 712,312 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 (100^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 766 82% 652 Pts	64-Core 795 49% 795 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6393) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 200 Parallax 185 150% 190 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 179 Splatting 128 118% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$275 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 819GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 453 463 417 416 414 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 478 Mixed 317 SusWrite 416 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42 161% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 282 233% 333 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2135 2119 2127 1981 1443 1471 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	384% Outstanding	Read 2,588 Write 2,390 Mixed 1,928 SusWrite 1,879 493% 2,196 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 95.7 321% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,605 DQ Write 1,370 DQ Mixed 1,480 1,111% 1485 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 384% Great: 435%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 103GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 45 46 48 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 283 Write 47.7 Mixed 139 SusWrite 47.2 141% 129 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 15.7 4K Mixed 9.4 894% 12 MB/s	DQ Read 16.9 DQ Write 18.6 DQ Mixed 12.2 1,110% 15.9 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 117%
Patriot Memory 8GB 178 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 5GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.2 2.4 2.8 3.3 3.2 3.3 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	4.5% Terrible	Read 18.5 Write 9.5 Mixed 10 SusWrite 2.8 12% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.5% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C15 4x8GB 266 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 33 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 46.1 SC Mixed 31.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	Latency 48.3 83% 48.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 166%

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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