Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	349% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Dec 16 '20 at 17:06
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$169 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 164 2-Core 322 104% 192 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 638 81% 615 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6180) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2552 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 148 Parallax 136 110% 140 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 144 Splatting 124 105% 128 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$88 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 656GB free (System drive) Firmware: 32A0T54A Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1046 1465 1680 1763 1760 1762 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,562 Write 1,835 Mixed 1,395 SusWrite 1,579 412% 1,843 MB/s	4K Read 65.2 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 90.3 310% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,279 DQ Write 1,166 DQ Mixed 505 575% 983 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 372%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 448GB free Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 458 344 247 250 248 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 401 Write 423 Mixed 374 SusWrite 313 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 43.4 166% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 326 245% 326 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 133 130 128 130 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 116 Write 89 Mixed 69 SusWrite 131 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Avant W641GU48J5213ND 2x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	72.7% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 23.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 22.4 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 66.8 60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 75%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,722x
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	1,152x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	870x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	815x

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 $86Bench 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	328x
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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	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