Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.6% 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)
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '18 at 05:25
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 88.9 1-Core 151 2-Core 293 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 822 82% 669 Pts	64-Core 826 51% 826 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (99^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 70.9 Reflection 70.7 Parallax 61.8 58% 67.8 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 71.2 57% 69.9 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor M8Pe NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$114 581 User benchmarks, average bench 143% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.06 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,052 Write 466 Mixed 574 153% 697 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 67.7 239% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 485 DQ Write 463 DQ Mixed 389 315% 446 MB/s
Poor: 108% Great: 164%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 240GB free Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1195 1162 1144 1121 1136 1110 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,258 Write 1,033 Mixed 717 SusWrite 1,145 233% 1,038 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 201 4K Mixed 80 292% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,312 DQ Write 1,328 DQ Mixed 1,134 904% 1,258 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 353%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 381GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 144 145 145 143 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 148 Write 139 Mixed 96.2 SusWrite 144 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 108%
General USB Flash Disk 4GB 2,276 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 4GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 11 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	7.78% Terrible	Read 26 Write 9 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 10.8 14% 12.8 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.78% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (29^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.5% Good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 25.5 MC Mixed 19.4 67% 23.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 19.8 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 68.6 58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 80%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,689x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,435x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16