Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	123% 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	105% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '21 at 02:10
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$241 712,312 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 (97^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 280 94% 171 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 700 78% 616 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 5390) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	123% Outstanding	Lighting 165 Reflection 185 Parallax 194 134% 182 fps	MRender 133 Gravity 177 Splatting 122 116% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 1TB-$100 21,936 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 448GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR070 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 434 395 374 376 375 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 483 Mixed 386 SusWrite 397 95% 421 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.3 160% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 335 251% 335 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 931GB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1564 1656 1679 1700 1705 1706 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,708 Write 1,282 Mixed 1,731 SusWrite 1,668 412% 1,847 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 66.6 228% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,397 DQ Write 1150 DQ Mixed 1,259 947% 1,269 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 370%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$246 4,222 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 1.5TB free Firmware: P4CR324 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1356 1353 1355 1353 1351 1353 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 748 Write 446 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 1,353 215% 948 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 70.5 233% 81 MB/s	DQ Read 1,392 DQ Write 1,144 DQ Mixed 1,259 945% 1,265 MB/s
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 389%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 164 165 165 165 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 175 Write 156 Mixed 94.5 SusWrite 164 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 98%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174 9,888 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 196 197 200 194 197 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 184 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 197 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 6.5 4K Mixed 0.7 240% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFRA32A.C8FE 4x16GB 211 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 26.8 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 22.8 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 23.4 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 67 60% 67 ns
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 149%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,695x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,438x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	613x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,146x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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