Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	116% 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-K (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '21 at 08:25
Run Duration	220 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$235 712,312 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 (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 537 8-Core 816 84% 677 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% MSI(1462 3897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.92 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (141 fps cap detected)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 141 Parallax 141 115% 141 fps	MRender 141 Gravity 141 Splatting 141 116% 141 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 166 158 157 155 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 489 Mixed 397 SusWrite 190 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 63.5 220% 78.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 124%
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 311GB free Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1213 484 479 478 483 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	261% Outstanding	Read 1,871 Write 1,763 Mixed 1,336 SusWrite 603 312% 1,393 MB/s	4K Read 66.6 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 94.3 324% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,077 DQ Write 1137 DQ Mixed 396 494% 870 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 261% Great: 311%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 672GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 158 158 161 161 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 174 Mixed 108 SusWrite 159 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$39 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 880GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 175 172 174 177 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 174 Mixed 100 SusWrite 175 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 28.6 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 43.9 SC Mixed 30 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	945x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	454x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	319x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	262x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	69x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	54x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	63x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $652

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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