Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 179% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	206% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	73.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	42.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '21 at 22:55
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 (86^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 778 77% 630 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,148 158,856 User benchmarks, average bench 210% PNY(196E 136C) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	206% Outstanding	Lighting 302 Reflection 283 Parallax 316 246% 300 fps	MRender 348 Gravity 252 Splatting 184 205% 261 fps
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 230%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 73 97 72 69 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	73.6% Very good	Read 291 Write 256 Mixed 263 SusWrite 80.5 50% 223 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 43.3 152% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 176 145% 205 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 85%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 49GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 167 82 83 83 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 489 Mixed 428 SusWrite 164 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 55.1 199% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 121%
Seagate ST5000DM003-2FH18L 5TB 408 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 4TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 176 174 179 179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 117 Write 154 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 176 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 249% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 88%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 146GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 48 49 49 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 66.9 Write 61.2 Mixed 55.3 SusWrite 48.3 43% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3000C16-16GTRS F4-3200C16-8GTZR F4-3000C16-16GTRS F4-3200C16-8GTZR 48GB 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 23 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.4 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	552x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	173x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

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