Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 108% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	77.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	124% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 00:29
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 606 8-Core 611 81% 609 Pts	64-Core 608 38% 608 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 85A0) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1882 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77.5% Very good	Lighting 97.7 Reflection 98.7 Parallax 91.7 80% 96 fps	MRender 91.9 Gravity 90 Splatting 87.8 73% 89.9 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 290GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 455 379 360 354 334 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 490 Mixed 358 SusWrite 367 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.2 209% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 639GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2370 2178 1147 1156 1156 1179 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	377% Outstanding	Read 2,540 Write 2,291 Mixed 1506 SusWrite 1,531 440% 1,967 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 96.7 330% 120 MB/s	DQ Read 1,927 DQ Write 1,659 DQ Mixed 1,733 1,315% 1,773 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 377% Great: 372%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56 127,507 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 931GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 112 116 118 115 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	67.4% Good	Read 117 Write 4.7 Mixed 60.4 SusWrite 116 55% 74.7 MB/s	4K Read 2.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 2.3 445% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 70%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 176 175 176 176 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 157 Mixed 101 SusWrite 175 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion+ 1TB 4,125 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 715GB free Firmware: 0502 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 102 103 104 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 108 Write 73.2 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 102 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 167% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 28.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 27.4 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 52 77% 52 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 105%

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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 $241Bench 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 $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	160x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

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