Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.8% 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	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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 05 '17 at 00:53
Run Duration	211 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 493 67% 501 Pts	64-Core 508 32% 508 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 384.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	34.7% Below average	Lighting 38.8 Reflection 44.6 Parallax 37.3 32% 40.3 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 39.9 Splatting 51.9 41% 49.5 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 102GB free Firmware: SAFM00.Y Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4989 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 399 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 1006 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1048649 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 43 (C2) HDA temperature 68 61 167504838688 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 8486 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 7769 (F2) Unknown 100 100 15750 (F4) Unknown 100 100 16 (F5) Unknown 100 100 73 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2193920	97.6% Outstanding	Read 522 Write 510 Mixed 508 115% 513 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 13.6 119% 50 MB/s	DQ Read 209 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 13.9 82% 182 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 110%
Team M8FP2 480GB 214 User benchmarks, average bench 182% 55GB free Firmware: E7FM03.6 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,051 Write 1,447 Mixed 1,504 370% 1,667 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 44.4 173% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 116 143% 245 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 239%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.4.1.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 5 0 5 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 24071 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2138 (E8) Unknown 100 100 217789831394 (E9) Unknown 0 0 0	84.8% Excellent	Read 414 Write 214 Mixed 277 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 31.1 155% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 17.9 66% 144 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 104%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 7GB free Firmware: DXM04B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 20895 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1779 (B1) Unknown 97 97 107 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 60 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 75 (F1) Unknown 99 99 17454285914	85.8% Excellent	Read 520 Write 335 Mixed 264 82% 373 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 96.1 4K Mixed 19.4 124% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 201 DQ Write 180 DQ Mixed 54 78% 145 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 110%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5GB free Firmware: 5.41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 6634809 (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 -30399778508122 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1024 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 55 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 30 39 60132098078 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 6634809 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 6634809 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 6634809 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 1962 (EA) Unknown 0 0 2184 (F1) Unknown 0 0 2184 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5755	79.4% Very good	Read 491 Write 170 Mixed 248 66% 303 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 25.4 141% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 165 DQ Mixed 59.7 77% 137 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 83%

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 @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 35.9 MC Mixed 28.4 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 31.7 SC Mixed 27 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 51.9 77% 51.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 105%

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

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,704x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,439x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	342x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	767x
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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $654

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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