Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 111% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	102% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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

21 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	8.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 07 '22 at 07:25
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 785 83% 664 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E2) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 3052 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	114% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 144 Parallax 145 116% 144 fps	MRender 140 Gravity 185 Splatting 126 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 276GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 375 133 125 155 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 494 Mixed 407 SusWrite 233 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 45.1 170% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 202 185% 285 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 51GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 340 229 216 191 181 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 493 Mixed 471 SusWrite 273 99% 439 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 65.9 224% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 469GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 140 140 140 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Read 172 Write 156 Mixed 108 SusWrite 139 106% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 11GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 89 91 117 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 132 Write 139 Mixed 106 SusWrite 95.9 88% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 235% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04JEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 32GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 31.4 MC Mixed 25.3 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 33.1 SC Mixed 27 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 82%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,689x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,436x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	809x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $744

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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