Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	69% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 07 '21 at 06:36
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 254 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 771 82% 653 Pts	64-Core 783 48% 783 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 8662) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 179 Parallax 183 144% 179 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 82.5 Splatting 128 109% 135 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM 500GB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 233GB free Firmware: X611 SusWrite @10s intervals: 325 367 393 406 412 415 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 496 Mixed 400 SusWrite 386 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 58.8 216% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 288 234% 332 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 117%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 161 112 48 101 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 473 Write 195 Mixed 236 SusWrite 109 56% 254 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 18.1 131% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 120 DQ Mixed 28.7 49% 95 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 152GB free Firmware: CC4D SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 95 101 98 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 194 Write 139 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 97.8 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 77GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 126 129 131 133 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 128 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 129 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 70%
Seagate Expansion Desk 6TB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 4.5TB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 171 175 176 177 183 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	59.3% Above average	Read 47.8 Write 112 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 171 149% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.8 196% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 72%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 31.6 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 31.3 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,727x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,448x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	618x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,154x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	874x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	374x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	347x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	329x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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