Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	53% 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	78.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '18 at 11:46
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 616 8-Core 624 83% 620 Pts	64-Core 608 38% 608 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	53% Above average	Lighting 65.9 Reflection 58.6 Parallax 86.2 54% 70.2 fps	MRender 58.3 Gravity 52.4 Splatting 73.8 52% 61.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109 340 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 145 174 156 157 161 MB/s Performing below potential (83^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	78.7% Very good	Read 281 Write 237 Mixed 266 SusWrite 152 52% 234 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 42.6 163% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 142 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 129 113% 166 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 83%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 90GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 116 135 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.9% Above average	Read 463 Write 358 Mixed 312 SusWrite 162 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 24.8 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 18.9 87% 30.2 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 84.5 DQ Mixed 41.7 48% 82 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 56%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 419GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 107 108 109 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 103 Write 93.7 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 107 62% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 139 146 146 145 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	56.3% Above average	Read 51.4 Write 106 Mixed 66 SusWrite 143 67% 91.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 198% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 34.3 107% 37.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 41.9 SC Mixed 30.4 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

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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	3,706x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,439x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	613x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,148x
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	866x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	767x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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