PC Intel Z270

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	25.4% 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	276% 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.

System	PC Intel Z270 (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK PRIME Z270-K
Memory	7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '21 at 18:40
Run Duration	316 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 93.1 1-Core 129 2-Core 257 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 443 60% 448 Pts	64-Core 451 28% 451 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Nvidia(10DE 1C81) 2GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.4% Poor	Lighting 32 Reflection 33.5 Parallax 31.8 26% 32.4 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 32 Splatting 22.5 24% 30.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.4% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 656 629 640 627 625 624 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 2,389 Write 2,163 Mixed 1,619 SusWrite 634 380% 1,701 MB/s	4K Read 61.3 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 86.5 286% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,267 DQ Write 1,077 DQ Mixed 1,034 812% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 340%
3 240GB SSD 240GB 3,846 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 223GB free Firmware: T0910A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 390 389 389 390 386 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 393 Mixed 384 SusWrite 390 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 28.3 141% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 44.2 91% 180 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 150 150 150 150 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 120 Write 129 Mixed 67.6 SusWrite 147 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 76% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 90%
Seagate BUP Slim BL 1TB 76 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 617GB free, PID ab21 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 79 71 62 59 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 96.6 Write 28.4 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 65.3 75% 61 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 111% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CM4X8GF2666C16K4 16GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 22.8 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 22.2 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 89%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 42: 4R 5G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
42%	19%	86	269	186	60	27"	1920 1080	SAM0D22 S27F350

History: Score 29: 3R 3G 5B | Score 42: 4R 5G 7B

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Gaming 82%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 70%

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System: PC Intel Z270

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	27x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	9x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	8x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	8x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 2TBIntelBench 307%, 9,880 samples	6x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	6x
Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $85Bench 437%, 23,469 samples	4x

RAM
CM4X8GF2133C13K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 68%, 2,981 samples	14x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	6x
CM4X8GF2666C16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 79%, 1,887 samples	5x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $529

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16