Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 109% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	137% 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	74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '23 at 02:34
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.7 1-Core 134 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 466 8-Core 734 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 537.42 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	137% Outstanding	Lighting 196 Reflection 189 Parallax 176 160% 187 fps	MRender 176 Gravity 141 Splatting 124 118% 147 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
TOSHIBA-TR200 240GB 36,832 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFA12.4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 57 91 46 99 38 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Read 434 Write 186 Mixed 358 SusWrite 93.9 60% 268 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 64.9 4K Mixed 32.5 129% 44.1 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 255 DQ Mixed 23.5 86% 189 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 90%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 647GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1041 897 1125 1167 1235 1285 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 1,208 Write 1,058 Mixed 1,060 SusWrite 1125 251% 1,113 MB/s	4K Read 57.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 76.5 249% 84.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 896 DQ Mixed 966 727% 974 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 372%
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 931GB free Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 2346 2274 2199 2351 2307 2363 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	319% Outstanding	Read 1,814 Write 2195 Mixed 1,978 SusWrite 2,307 470% 2,073 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 67 226% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,016 DQ Write 579 DQ Mixed 910 647% 835 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 319% Great: 394%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$35 32,229 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 68GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 59 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 59.9 Write 56.4 Mixed 48.8 SusWrite 59.6 42% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 446GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 192 194 192 196 196 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 113 Write 71 Mixed 61.4 SusWrite 193 80% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 114%
Seagate ST3120215AS 120GB 179 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 10GB free Firmware: 3.CHF SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 46 46 46 46 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	24.5% Poor	Read 39.7 Write 40.8 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 45.4 28% 38.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GTZB 8AC2 R022D408GX2-3200C16A F4-3200C16-8GTZB 8AC2 R022D408GX2-3200C16A 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 29.6 97% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 41 SC Mixed 29.4 88% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 108%

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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	70	60	144	27"	1280 720	AOC2701 Q27G1WG4

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,726x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,447x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	618x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,154x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	873x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	817x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	374x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	347x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	328x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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