Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	88.9% 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	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.

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

Run History

3 months ago, 3 months ago, 10 days ago, 10 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161122
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '23 at 14:51
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$140 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Memory 93.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 87% 155 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 414 53% 400 Pts	64-Core 405 25% 405 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$140 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.8% Above average	Lighting 67 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 67.3 55% 69.1 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 66.1 55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$50 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 305 308 306 261 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 436 Write 302 Mixed 284 SusWrite 276 73% 324 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 34.5 129% 46.9 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 248 211% 309 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 129%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$37 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 440GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 436 452 455 456 454 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 482 Write 447 Mixed 402 SusWrite 434 99% 441 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 75.4 4K Mixed 43.2 144% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 296 240% 340 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 29.2 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 27.8 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 60.5 66% 60.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 60: 0P 5R 10G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
60%	32%	63	538	445	144	24"	1280 720	ACR02F9 GN246HL

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Workstation 75%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $289Bench 84%, 634,862 samples	885x
Core i5-7600KIntel $140Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	416x
Core i7-7700Intel $185Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	262x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	280x
GTX 1070Nvidia $119Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	269x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $140Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	241x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	109x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	63x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $102Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	123x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	63x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	58x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $906

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $32
Intel Core i5-12400F $148	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $360	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $93	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $265	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $50	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $357	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16