Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 182% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 156% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	196% 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	89.3% 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.

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '21 at 23:04
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 530 8-Core 789 82% 660 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% PNY(196E 1385) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	196% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 264 Parallax 294 233% 281 fps	MRender 318 Gravity 239 Splatting 183 194% 246 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 363 252 237 120 128 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 480 Write 449 Mixed 319 SusWrite 258 84% 377 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 37.2 126% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 244 209% 308 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 108%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 160GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1524 1249 1249 1247 1244 1243 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,541 Write 2,280 Mixed 1,324 SusWrite 1,292 416% 1,859 MB/s	4K Read 68.2 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 96.3 320% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,560 DQ Write 1,234 DQ Mixed 1,358 1,027% 1,384 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 571GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 114 115 114 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 113 Write 116 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 114 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	72.3% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20.3 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 64.6 62% 64.6 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 88%

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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	9	7	240	27"	1280 720	LEN66AA Y25-25

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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 $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	1,146x
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 $95Bench 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 $274	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 $184	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