Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.8% 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	206% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '24 at 03:16
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 254 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 703 71% 576 Pts	64-Core 650 40% 650 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.8% Average	Lighting 59.3 Reflection 71.2 Parallax 62.2 48% 64.2 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 60.6 Splatting 55.5 50% 61.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$73 92,081 User benchmarks, average bench 224% 353GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1189 1095 287 238 180 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,536 Write 1,995 Mixed 1,640 SusWrite 529 321% 1,425 MB/s	4K Read 53.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 71.8 234% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,066 DQ Write 705 DQ Mixed 932 683% 901 MB/s
Poor: 144% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 295%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$68 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 148GB free Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 450 462 471 469 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 453 Mixed 421 SusWrite 442 102% 454 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 46.7 159% 58.3 MB/s	DQ Read 253 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 256 204% 282 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 118%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 531GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1556 834 839 837 839 841 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	233% Outstanding	Read 1,531 Write 1,840 Mixed 1,383 SusWrite 958 322% 1,428 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 68.2 226% 80.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,120 DQ Write 822 DQ Mixed 1,002 740% 981 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 233% Great: 276%
MM0500EBKAE 500GB 235 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 299GB free Firmware: HPG2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 103 98 97 98 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 84.9 Write 87.3 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 98.3 59% 81 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 24.5 87% 30.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.3 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 26.3 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 97%

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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	72	60	60	24"	1280 720	GSM58C5 E2442

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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	3,731x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,449x
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	620x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,154x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	874x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	375x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	347x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	770x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	329x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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