Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '21 at 18:20
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 147 2-Core 268 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 800 79% 646 Pts	64-Core 816 50% 816 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59% Above average	Lighting 73.3 Reflection 77.1 Parallax 71.1 60% 73.8 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 73.7 Splatting 69.1 58% 70.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 197 79 80 77 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 496 Write 322 Mixed 303 SusWrite 146 70% 317 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 71.6 4K Mixed 50.6 169% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 284 204% 269 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 134%
WDC WDS200T2B0C-00PXH0 2TB 7,836 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 895GB free Firmware: 21705000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 1092 1054 745 683 738 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,105 Write 1,042 Mixed 855 SusWrite 874 218% 969 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 47.8 182% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1145 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 246 277% 502 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 283%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 137 138 144 135 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 115 Write 81.3 Mixed 68.9 SusWrite 140 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 114%
WD easystore 264D 12TB 733 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 154 161 173 161 165 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 160 Write 164 Mixed 123 SusWrite 162 207% 152 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 5.6 4K Mixed 1.2 250% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB 6,762 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 25.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 27.6 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 60.9 66% 60.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 127%

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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	3,716x
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 $90Bench 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

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $656

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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