Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


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 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	20.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	1.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '19 at 19:13
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 289 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 794 83% 668 Pts	64-Core 753 47% 753 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Nvidia(10DE 12AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35 Performing below potential (67^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	106% Outstanding	Lighting 133 Reflection 124 Parallax 141 109% 133 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 125 Splatting 98.8 104% 132 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
ST2000DM001-1ER164 256GB 24 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: 30000P10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 211 229 211 230 211 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 467 Write 230 Mixed 202 SusWrite 220 62% 280 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 97 4K Mixed 28.3 138% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 173 165% 262 MB/s
Poor: 54% Great: 118%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 648GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 481 486 488 491 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 492 Mixed 469 SusWrite 485 110% 490 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 60.7 204% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%
SK hynix SC308 SATA 256GB 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 202 202 201 204 202 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 186 Write 153 Mixed 86.7 SusWrite 202 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s

Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 532GB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 94 94 94 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 68 Mixed 52 SusWrite 93.3 56% 76.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Hynix HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB Samsung M378A5143EB1-CPB 24GB 40 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2197, 2197, 2197, 2197 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.1% Good	MC Read 23.4 MC Write 23.4 MC Mixed 20.1 64% 22.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 22 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 76%

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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-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,724x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,446x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	618x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,153x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	872x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	374x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	345x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	328x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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