Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	184% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '21 at 12:09
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$170 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 84.6 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 99% 185 Pts	4-Core 621 8-Core 611 83% 616 Pts	64-Core 623 38% 623 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 156 Parallax 173 129% 162 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 136 Splatting 118 116% 145 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$70 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 92 111 98 104 105 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,488 Write 1,537 Mixed 877 SusWrite 212 229% 1,028 MB/s	4K Read 53.1 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 75.5 254% 91.1 MB/s	DQ Read 636 DQ Write 828 DQ Mixed 263 329% 576 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 255%
WD WD1001FALS-41Y6A1 1TB 1,153 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 667GB free Firmware: 05.03D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 112 112 111 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 120 Write 96.8 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 110 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 75%
WD Blue 400GB (2007)-$42 1,778 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 72GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 45.4 Write 43.9 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 54.6 33% 45.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 43%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 37GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 70 70 70 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	39.4% Below average	Read 67.5 Write 63 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 69.4 46% 62.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 69%
Generic MassStorageClass 128GB 1,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 65GB free, PID 0749 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 41 40 39 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	26.5% Poor	Read 82.7 Write 39.9 Mixed 36.7 SusWrite 39.4 60% 49.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 2.2 144% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.9% Very good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 24.9 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 23.3 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 103%

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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 $248Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	558x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	207x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	176x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $103Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $810

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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