Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	29.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	122% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 01 '22 at 16:58
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 95.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 264 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 542 67% 510 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 3733) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.6% Poor	Lighting 37.2 Reflection 41.1 Parallax 39 30% 39.1 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 40.4 Splatting 27.3 28% 35.4 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 29.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 500GB-$62 60,851 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 332GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 367 342 328 342 337 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 444 Mixed 422 SusWrite 340 94% 416 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 65.6 213% 74.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 130%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$54 5,987 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 204GB free Firmware: 2B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 1135 966 162 187 189 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 1314 Write 1,236 Mixed 1,182 SusWrite 584 242% 1,079 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 88.3 307% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 1,020 DQ Mixed 813 654% 913 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 239%
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 109GB free Firmware: UE5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 120 70 82 85 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	51.3% Above average	Read 420 Write 267 Mixed 271 SusWrite 103 59% 265 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 18.6 79% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 82.4 DQ Mixed 41.7 47% 80.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.3% Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 250GB-$23 32,491 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 184GB free Firmware: KC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 130 130 126 129 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 130 Write 131 Mixed 66.5 SusWrite 127 83% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-20-20 D4-3200 2x8GB 5,014 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 41.8 MC Mixed 30.2 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 30.8 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 56.4 71% 56.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 102%

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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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

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	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