Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	105% 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.
Boot Drive	249% 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	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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	2.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 29 '18 at 18:47
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 147 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 573 8-Core 820 87% 697 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64LC (Liquid Cooled)-$1,700 4,268 User benchmarks, average bench 94% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1750 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 131 Reflection 99.7 Parallax 202 107% 144 fps	MRender 96.5 Gravity 130 Splatting 141 103% 123 fps
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 98%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,850 Write 992 Mixed 1,346 377% 1,729 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 42.1 206% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 127 140% 240 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 65GB free Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,618 Write 813 Mixed 1,011 253% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 57.1 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 50.7 214% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 238 DQ Mixed 132 145% 248 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 54GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 16473 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1632 (B1) Unknown 98 98 22 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 99 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 48 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 59 (F1) Unknown 99 99 17043621439	111% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 380 Mixed 424 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 88.6 4K Mixed 51.4 183% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 281 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 103 114% 195 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 12GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3388 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 148 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 50 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 16 (F1) Unknown 99 99 2341410256	111% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 383 Mixed 424 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 91.4 4K Mixed 49.9 182% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 108 116% 195 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 134%
Kingston HyperX Savage USB 3.1 128GB-$80 665 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 19GB free, PID 16b3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 255 Write 194 Mixed 251 295% 233 MB/s	4K Read 6.52 4K Write 0.93 4K Mixed 0.59 76% 2.68 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 104%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 G2 USB 3.0 32GB-$30 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 1GB free, PID 16a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	31.8% Below average	Read 147 Write 24 Mixed 40 67% 70.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.31 4K Write 1.21 4K Mixed 0.58 84% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 31.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37 MC Mixed 27 96% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 38.1 SC Mixed 32 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 48.9 82% 48.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 105%

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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	3,716x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,443x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	616x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	325x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $656

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16