Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.5% 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)
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 04 '21 at 04:30
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 136 2-Core 257 90% 161 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 720 71% 579 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 90%

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 below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.5% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 75.4 Parallax 68.5 58% 71.7 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 71.2 Splatting 68.2 56% 68.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 440 Write 337 Mixed 204 72% 327 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 14.6 84% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 16.7 70% 152 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 214 213 213 146 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 104 Write 144 Mixed 54.1 SusWrite 180 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 1.1 275% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 113%
Seagate ST3160318AS 160GB-$43 15,932 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 144GB free Firmware: HP11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 103 103 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 102 Write 96.2 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 102 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 171% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 68GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 81 82 82 82 82 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 88.5 Write 85.7 Mixed 52.9 SusWrite 81.1 57% 77.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB 2,470 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	78.5% Very good	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 22.1 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 25.4 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 89%

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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	3,696x
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	1,147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	160x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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