Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 104% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	85.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	20.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '21 at 10:16
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (60^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 268 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 744 74% 601 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Device(7377 1501) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3801 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 115% 141 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 142 116% 142 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 168 45 108 111 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Read 483 Write 400 Mixed 328 SusWrite 141 75% 338 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 95.2 4K Mixed 38.7 153% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 149 136% 212 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 88%
Spcc Solid State Disk 480GB 3,502 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 198GB free Firmware: SAFM01.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 428 416 453 455 454 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 467 Mixed 349 SusWrite 437 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 42.5 161% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 324 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 189 184% 289 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 104%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 727GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 108 111 111 112 111 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	58.4% Above average	Read 94.1 Write 92.4 Mixed 52.5 SusWrite 109 64% 87.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 74%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 6TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 86 86 88 87 87 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 130 Write 115 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 86.5 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 199% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 7,409 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 30.8 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 29.9 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 111%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	144	24.5"	1280 720	AOC2590 2590G4

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,695x
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 $92Bench 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	159x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

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 $179	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