Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.6% 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	129% 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.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 14 '24 at 05:07
Run Duration	113 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 138 2-Core 274 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 764 78% 632 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$120 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.09 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 67.7 Reflection 64.2 Parallax 92.2 55% 74.7 fps	MRender 66.2 Gravity 76.9 Splatting 48.1 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$100 129,044 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 617GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 481 481 485 482 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 489 Mixed 461 SusWrite 482 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 45.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 60.5 200% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 137%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE 08D9 8GX-D4-3200-MR BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE 08D9 8GX-D4-3200-MR 32GB 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 32.7 106% 37.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 31.6 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 54: 0P 5R 9G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
54%	46%	35	215	59	60	23.5"	1280 720	AOC2401 24G1WG4

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	557x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	206x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	175x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	138x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 74% - Very good

Total price: $815

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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