Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	129% 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

22 months ago, 22 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '22 at 05:49
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$230 712,312 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)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 301 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 845 87% 704 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.1% 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 above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 176 Reflection 286 Parallax 186 143% 216 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 187 Splatting 126 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 480GB-$31 13,149 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 278GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 364 173 165 134 169 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 488 Mixed 395 SusWrite 244 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 44.5 169% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 199 187% 292 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 101%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 51GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 486 476 280 162 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 493 Mixed 475 SusWrite 338 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 65.9 224% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 469GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 146 144 145 148 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Read 159 Write 122 Mixed 108 SusWrite 146 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 11GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 89 118 94 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.3% Good	Read 142 Write 130 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 99.1 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.3% 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% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 23.8 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 24.5 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 82%

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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	3,709x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,440x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	614x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,149x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	867x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	767x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16