Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 166% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 147% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	194% 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	86.1% 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

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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '21 at 09:21
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 89.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 793 76% 626 Pts	64-Core 799 49% 799 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.4% 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 (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 281 Reflection 266 Parallax 331 229% 292 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 243 Splatting 183 195% 247 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 194% 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: 441 385 264 248 156 148 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 466 Write 423 Mixed 322 SusWrite 274 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 56.2 4K Mixed 33.8 116% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 242 206% 305 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 86.1% 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: 1535 1251 1250 1247 1247 1247 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,481 Write 2,344 Mixed 1,467 SusWrite 1,296 425% 1,897 MB/s	4K Read 67.2 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 86.5 307% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,535 DQ Write 1,207 DQ Mixed 1,314 999% 1,352 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 372%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 571GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 112 111 114 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	66.7% Good	Read 121 Write 110 Mixed 79 SusWrite 112 78% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.7% 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 below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.7% Good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 22.4 MC Mixed 20.1 66% 23 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 21.2 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 68.1 59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 66.7% 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	8	6	240	27"	1280 720	LEN66AA Y25-25

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Gaming 71%

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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	3,697x
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	1,147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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