Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 94% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 80% Aircraft carrier


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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	351% 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	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.

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

Run History

15 months ago, 8 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '23 at 14:17
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	14%

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 i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 137 2-Core 265 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 451 8-Core 673 70% 562 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$255 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3657) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.4% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 116 Parallax 120 105% 122 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 99.2 Splatting 86.1 86% 108 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 751GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2053 2158 1570 1555 1551 1561 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,478 Write 2,291 Mixed 1853 SusWrite 1,741 470% 2,091 MB/s	4K Read 55.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 73.6 237% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,024 DQ Write 656 DQ Mixed 937 673% 873 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 410%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$106 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 334GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2252 2033 1807 1831 1824 1830 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	351% Outstanding	Read 2,458 Write 2,346 Mixed 2,275 SusWrite 1,930 507% 2,252 MB/s	4K Read 67 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 87.7 283% 94.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,091 DQ Write 1,002 DQ Mixed 1,032 778% 1,042 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 351% Great: 488%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 13,978 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 45 MC Mixed 29.7 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 48.4 SC Mixed 31.8 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 120%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 28: 0P 2R 5G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
28%	36%	28	568	474	144	27"	2048 1152	AUS2785 VG27B

History: Score 39: 0P 5R 4G 2B | Score 28: 0P 2R 5G 3B

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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	3,707x
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	1,148x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	866x
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	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

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

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 $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 $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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16