Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	120% 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	189% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 08:36
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 311 102% 186 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 613 77% 588 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Lighting 158 Reflection 158 Parallax 172 128% 162 fps	MRender 183 Gravity 137 Splatting 120 117% 147 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 413GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 718 102 176 100 102 104 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	189% Outstanding	Read 1,474 Write 1,537 Mixed 1,069 SusWrite 217 240% 1,074 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 78.4 272% 97.4 MB/s	DQ Read 635 DQ Write 820 DQ Mixed 270 331% 575 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 255%
WD WD1001FALS-41Y6A1 1TB 1,153 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 667GB free Firmware: 05.03D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 111 110 111 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 115 Write 98.9 Mixed 68.6 SusWrite 110 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 187% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 75%
WD Blue 400GB (2007)-$42 1,778 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 72GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 54 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 46.7 Write 41.5 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 54.5 33% 44.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 43%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 37GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 70 70 70 70 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 63 Write 66 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 68.8 46% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 94 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 39.7 MC Mixed 32 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 30.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 39: 3R 6G 6B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
39%	25%	60	108	5	60	26.9"	2560 1440	BNQ7F47 BenQ SW2700

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	553x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	206x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	174x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $657

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