Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.2% 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	251% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 06 '21 at 16:19
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 137 2-Core 261 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 737 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8597) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2097 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.27 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.2% Above average	Lighting 49.8 Reflection 37.5 Parallax 112 41% 66.4 fps	MRender 99.3 Gravity 106 Splatting 66.9 72% 90.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 7,232 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 800 561 560 560 559 558 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	251% Outstanding	Read 2,266 Write 2,107 Mixed 1,880 SusWrite 600 383% 1,713 MB/s	4K Read 74.8 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 61.2 282% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,228 DQ Write 570 DQ Mixed 920 677% 906 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 251% Great: 389%
HP EX900 1TB 2,578 User benchmarks, average bench 186% 596GB free Firmware: S0614B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1295 1377 1422 1397 1386 1402 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1391 Write 126 Mixed 207 SusWrite 1,380 171% 776 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 17.2 118% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 896 DQ Write 871 DQ Mixed 594 526% 787 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 259%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 183 188 188 186 188 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 148 Mixed 85.4 SusWrite 185 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 1,009 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID 1607 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	7.33% Terrible	Read 20.6 Write 12.2 Mixed 11.2 SusWrite 11.6 18% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 29% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.33% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB 25,457 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3067 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 32.1 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 44 SC Mixed 31.3 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 55 73% 55 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	936x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	452x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	296x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	316x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	260x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $858

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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