Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.4% 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	78.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161208
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Feb 23 '24 at 23:59
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 263 94% 167 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 773 75% 618 Pts	64-Core 780 48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 551.23 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Lighting 65.5 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 64 53% 66.9 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 64 Splatting 55.6 50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB 3,306 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 147GB free (System drive) Firmware: N0815B SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 227 221 289 301 230 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 394 Write 275 Mixed 260 SusWrite 255 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 20.1 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 32.3 114% 43.7 MB/s	DQ Read 258 DQ Write 271 DQ Mixed 170 154% 233 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 96%
Hitachi HDS5C3015ALA632 1.5TB 531 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 356GB free Firmware: ML5OA580 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 114 112 113 113 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 116 Write 107 Mixed 63.6 SusWrite 112 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 66%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 315GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 75 74 76 74 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 77.1 Write 76.7 Mixed 53.5 SusWrite 74.6 52% 70.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 51%
Patriot Memory 124GB 239 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 115GB free, PID 5500 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 2.6 7.2 5.1 4.6 4.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 4% Great: 34%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	45.1% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 13.2 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 11.8 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 10.6 37% 12.8 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 48%

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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	58	60	54.6"	1280 720	GSM0001 55LF5700-UA

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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 $195Bench 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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $649

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16