Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.5% 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	378% 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	40GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 40GB 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	34.1 GB free of 40 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Mar 24 '22 at 23:12
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (59^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-$169 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 304 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 549 75% 557 Pts	64-Core 531 33% 531 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8664) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1525 MHz, MLim: 2031 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.15 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 74.6 Parallax 66.6 53% 68.9 fps	MRender 75.6 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 57.8 54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 54%

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% 803GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1383 2094 1774 1492 1526 1521 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	378% Outstanding	Read 2,643 Write 2,413 Mixed 1,522 SusWrite 1,632 460% 2,053 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 96.7 326% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,932 DQ Write 1,292 DQ Mixed 1,415 1,109% 1,546 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 378% Great: 410%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 70GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 136 136 132 135 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 306 Write 137 Mixed 158 SusWrite 143 41% 186 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 20.4 89% 29 MB/s	DQ Read 35.7 DQ Write 38 DQ Mixed 34.7 27% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 85%
Toshiba MK1059GSM 1TB 4,891 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 931GB free Firmware: GL001U SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 33 34 52 44 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 78.3 Write 29.8 Mixed 24.4 SusWrite 40.7 32% 43.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 40GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384, 8192 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	59.1% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 20.7 MC Mixed 17.7 57% 19.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 22.5 SC Mixed 19.2 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 97%

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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-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	555x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	206x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x
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 $39Bench 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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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