PC Intel Z270

Performance Results


Gaming 107% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	135% 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	34.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	PC Intel Z270 (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK PRIME B250-PLUS
Memory	9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171211
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '22 at 10:00
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 82.6 1-Core 114 2-Core 226 79% 141 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 441 59% 439 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4667) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.40 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 176 Parallax 167 155% 178 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 141 Splatting 120 119% 150 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX500 240GB-$28 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 135 4.4 75 55 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	34.9% Below average	Read 505 Write 396 Mixed 8 SusWrite 88.1 55% 249 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.2 35% 8.57 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.9% Great: 92%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 748GB free Firmware: M6CR054 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 365 437 433 427 105 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 490 Write 402 Mixed 392 SusWrite 318 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 25.6 134% 53.2 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 1 68% 160 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 61GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 97 101 97 98 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 91.4 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 97.8 62% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$37 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 84GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 97 98 96 97 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 90.7 Write 93.1 Mixed 55.6 SusWrite 95.8 62% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 CM4X4GF2133C13K4 CMK8GX4M2A2133C13 CM4X4GF2133C13K4 16GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	MC Read 26.5 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 20.6 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 78%

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

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 70%

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System: PC Intel Z270

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	27x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	10x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	8x

GPU
GTX 1070-TiNvidia $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples	15x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	8x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	8x

SSD
Raid 0 Volume 2TBIntelBench 307%, 9,880 samples	6x
PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 177%, 99,566 samples	6x
Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD $89Bench 437%, 23,469 samples	4x

RAM
CM4X8GF2133C13K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 68%, 2,981 samples	15x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	6x
CM4X8GF2666C16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 79%, 1,887 samples	5x

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Value: 80% - Very good

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16