Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 89%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	18.7 Days
Run Date	May 09 '21 at 11:18
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Memory 92.5 1-Core 114 2-Core 260 86% 156 Pts	4-Core 461 8-Core 719 73% 590 Pts	64-Core 723 45% 723 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,002 Write 829 Mixed 592 248% 1,141 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 59.2 240% 92.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 367 345% 561 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 102GB free Firmware: 2B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 601 592 595 590 593 589 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	155% Outstanding	Read 663 Write 565 Mixed 454 SusWrite 593 128% 569 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 57.1 221% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 376 325% 494 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 155% Great: 243%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 223GB free Firmware: SAFM00.U SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 472 473 470 475 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 442 Mixed 316 SusWrite 473 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 41.9 155% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 68.7 127% 251 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB-$100 65,786 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 697GB free Firmware: 1AA01118 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 67 68 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 73.3 Write 44 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 67.7 45% 60.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 62%
Seagate ST2000LM007-1R8174 2TB 71,657 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free Firmware: SBK2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 111 115 117 116 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	52.5% Above average	Read 66.3 Write 112 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 115 65% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 210% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 52.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G3A1 2x16GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	84.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.8 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 27.6 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 63.1 63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,690x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,437x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	863x
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	340x
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	762x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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