Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	46.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	273% 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.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '21 at 16:11
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 804 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FB) CLim: 1310 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.10.4 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.4% Average	Lighting 57 Reflection 61.5 Parallax 83.7 46% 67.4 fps	MRender 64.1 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 45.3 46% 58.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 808GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1192 1247 1275 1302 1278 1252 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	273% Outstanding	Read 1506 Write 1328 Mixed 1,337 SusWrite 1,258 306% 1,357 MB/s	4K Read 69.7 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 89.9 291% 97.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,111 DQ Write 930 DQ Mixed 998 754% 1,013 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 273% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 188 193 191 187 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 126 Write 156 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 188 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.9 264% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 197 200 200 197 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 203 Write 153 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 198 115% 158 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 111 114 112 110 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 100 Write 130 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 111 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.8 257% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 90%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 3.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	20.8% Poor	Read 38.3 Write 36 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 36.7 49% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.8% Great: 60%
WD easystore 264D 14TB 1,761 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 119GB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 93 99 97 96 92 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Read 136 Write 142 Mixed 140 SusWrite 95.7 174% 128 MB/s	4K Read 9.6 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 1.7 355% 6.33 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 107%
WD My Book 1230 5TB 1,107 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	21.3% Poor	Read 38.7 Write 37.6 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 37.6 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 115% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 21.3% Great: 63%
WD easystore 264D 18TB 200 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 8TB free, PID 264d Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 185 187 187 183 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 171 Write 173 Mixed 150 SusWrite 184 232% 170 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 2.8 433% 6.2 MB/s	DQ Read 3.4 DQ Write 9.1 DQ Mixed 2.1 394% 4.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 15,285 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 41 MC Mixed 33.3 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 44.1 SC Mixed 32.5 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

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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