Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 110% UFO	Workstation 86% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	184% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '18 at 00:25
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 167 2-Core 336 108% 199 Pts	4-Core 611 8-Core 918 95% 764 Pts	64-Core 914 57% 914 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4995) CLim: 1603 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 121 Parallax 109 92% 114 fps	MRender 98.4 Gravity 105 Splatting 96.5 82% 99.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 87%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.95% Terrible	Lighting 8.23 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.34 7% 9.51 fps	MRender 12.6 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 16.5 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.95% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 115GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 686 625 578 573 589 523 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 854 Write 1,271 Mixed 789 SusWrite 596 198% 877 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 56.1 250% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 955 DQ Write 778 DQ Mixed 710 574% 814 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 242%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 161GB free Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1222 659 657 659 665 664 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,564 Write 2,320 Mixed 1,499 SusWrite 754 398% 1,784 MB/s	4K Read 74.2 4K Write 241 4K Mixed 106 376% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 1,820 DQ Write 1655 DQ Mixed 1,667 1,270% 1714 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 340%
LaCie P9233 4TB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 687GB free, PID 106f Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 123 122 123 121 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	48.9% Average	Read 118 Write 88.5 Mixed 74.7 SusWrite 122 134% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 66%
WD My Book 1140 2TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 2TB free, PID 1140 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 116 116 115 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.4% Average	Read 121 Write 120 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 116 151% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 16G-D4-2400-MR G.SKILL F4-2400C17-8GIS 08D9 16G-D4-2400-MR G.SKILL F4-2400C17-8GIS 32GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 3090, 3090, 3090, 3090 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 31.1 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 44.2 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 87% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	938x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	452x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	260x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $847

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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