Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 173% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 144% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	209% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	29.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '21 at 09:05
Run Duration	337 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 94.8 1-Core 142 2-Core 258 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 582 61% 490 Pts	64-Core 637 39% 637 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	209% Outstanding	Lighting 304 Reflection 290 Parallax 329 248% 308 fps	MRender 355 Gravity 259 Splatting 190 211% 268 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 225%

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: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 19 16 22 19 19 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	29.8% Poor	Read 433 Write 55.2 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 23.2 27% 129 MB/s	4K Read 12.4 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 10.8 35% 9.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 29.8% Great: 78%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB 15,006 User benchmarks, average bench 168% 65GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 219 219 220 219 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,456 Write 918 Mixed 956 SusWrite 260 199% 897 MB/s	4K Read 53.2 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 77.5 281% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 678 DQ Write 917 DQ Mixed 579 498% 725 MB/s
Poor: 119% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 199%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 132GB free Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1501 853 486 344 357 337 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	247% Outstanding	Read 1,497 Write 1,697 Mixed 1,349 SusWrite 646 292% 1,297 MB/s	4K Read 52.2 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 79.8 284% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,527 DQ Write 1188 DQ Mixed 1,338 1,006% 1,351 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 247% Great: 276%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 173GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 98 97 97 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 148 Write 148 Mixed 102 SusWrite 97.3 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 61GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 184 188 185 169 189 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Read 138 Write 137 Mixed 74.2 SusWrite 184 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3000C16 2x8GB 11,591 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	88.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 25 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 26.5 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 57.6 69% 57.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 54: 10R 1G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
54%	30%	40	312	235	144	23.5"	1920 1080	MSI1462 Optix G24C

History: Score 38: 7R 1G 0B | Score 54: 10R 1G 1B

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	552x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	173x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

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 $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