Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 100% 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	127% 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	295% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	40.1 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '21 at 20:54
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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 (91^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 483 8-Core 770 77% 627 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 376A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2808 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	127% Outstanding	Lighting 168 Reflection 198 Parallax 184 137% 183 fps	MRender 144 Gravity 188 Splatting 133 125% 155 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 818GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1275 1295 1312 1331 1322 1306 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 1,507 Write 1,330 Mixed 1,294 SusWrite 1,307 306% 1,360 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 94.4 308% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1401 DQ Write 1227 DQ Mixed 1299 978% 1309 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 38GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 287 292 292 291 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 484 Mixed 421 SusWrite 309 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63.9 216% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 701GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 171 173 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 169 Mixed 85 SusWrite 172 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000DM001-1ER164 1TB 63 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 286GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 161 163 163 163 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 140 Write 146 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 161 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 48GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.5 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 24.2 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 71%

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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	3,717x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,443x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	616x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	325x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16