Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 252% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 214% UFO


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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	292% 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.
Boot Drive	209% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '23 at 09:05
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	17%

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 VH 9,708 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 (85^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 95.4 1-Core 132 2-Core 244 89% 157 Pts	4-Core 444 8-Core 693 70% 569 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4080-$1,000 22,998 User benchmarks, average bench 290% Gigabyte(1458 40BC) CLim: 3375 MHz, MLim: 6100 MHz, Ram: 16GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	292% Outstanding	Lighting 423 Reflection 463 Parallax 495 344% 460 fps	MRender 560 Gravity 412 Splatting 286 328% 419 fps
Poor: 263% ↑ This bench: 292% Great: 305%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 688 674 673 669 647 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,368 Write 1,118 Mixed 1,095 SusWrite 682 239% 1,066 MB/s	4K Read 55.3 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 71.8 236% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 976 DQ Write 786 DQ Mixed 874 656% 879 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 340%
Samsung 860 Evo 2TB-$255 44,466 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 2TB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 459 460 463 470 470 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 454 Mixed 444 SusWrite 466 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 38.8 4K Write 87.4 4K Mixed 51.3 171% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 89% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 484GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1803 2201 1283 1132 1135 1135 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	303% Outstanding	Read 2306 Write 2,146 Mixed 1,538 SusWrite 1,448 417% 1,860 MB/s	4K Read 56.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 74.1 246% 84.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,096 DQ Write 967 DQ Mixed 985 751% 1,016 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 303% Great: 372%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 1,935 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 32.3 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 44.3 SC Mixed 31 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 56.1 71% 56.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 32: 0P 5R 2G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
32%	44%	18	215	59	120	27"	1280 720	ACR0490 XB271HU

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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	3,720x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,445x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	617x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,151x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	870x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	374x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	327x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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