Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 207% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 172% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 80.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	267% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	7.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '23 at 08:29
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.4% Excellent	Memory 86.5 1-Core 123 2-Core 226 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 598 62% 500 Pts	64-Core 612 38% 612 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$1,100 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% Asus(1043 88C8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 3165 MHz, MLim: 5600 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 536.99 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	267% Outstanding	Lighting 378 Reflection 428 Parallax 517 308% 441 fps	MRender 560 Gravity 368 Splatting 263 309% 397 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 267% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG0010BNC-WRSN 1TB 20,671 User benchmarks, average bench 285% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,226 Write 1,187 Mixed 1,155 266% 1,189 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 48.4 160% 55.9 MB/s	DQ Read 758 DQ Write 507 DQ Mixed 660 485% 642 MB/s
Poor: 202% Great: 349%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 44GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 356 401 436 417 358 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 431 Mixed 395 SusWrite 381 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 71.9 4K Mixed 48.5 157% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 342 262% 357 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 140 142 153 146 150 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	63% Good	Read 73.5 Write 119 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 146 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 80% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$115 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 21.7 68% 23.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 21.5 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 71.4 56% 71.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 68% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	165	24.5"	1280 720	SPT09FB Sceptre M25

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	553x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	174x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

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