Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	208% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '20 at 01:08
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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-$250 712,312 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 (98^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 845 81% 668 Pts	64-Core 831 51% 831 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6687) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2885 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.89 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 152 Reflection 237 Parallax 144 124% 178 fps	Gravity 146 Splatting 121 117% 134 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 154GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 464 452 443 436 429 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,452 Write 1,464 Mixed 578 SusWrite 481 222% 994 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 64.2 231% 88.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1007 DQ Write 1,197 DQ Mixed 734 655% 979 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 254%
Sandisk SD8SBBU480G1122 480GB 1,863 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 281GB free Firmware: Z3107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 409 161 151 122 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.1% Good	Read 426 Write 377 Mixed 339 SusWrite 234 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 14 4K Write 87.5 4K Mixed 15.8 88% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 28.5 77% 159 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 67%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 223GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 358 358 345 356 326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 452 Write 345 Mixed 252 SusWrite 350 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 13.8 124% 54.3 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 87 108% 185 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 165 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	MC Read 21.2 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 15.7 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 21.7 SC Mixed 20.3 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 63%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,689x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,435x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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