Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.7% 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	284% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 10 '18 at 16:17
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 99% 178 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 547 71% 534 Pts	64-Core 573 36% 573 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94% 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: 18.12.1.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 65.4 Reflection 58.8 Parallax 76.4 53% 66.9 fps	MRender 58.1 Gravity 52.2 Splatting 73.7 52% 61.3 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37 23,087 User benchmarks, average bench 233% 308GB free (System drive) Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1223 847 847 852 848 851 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 1,887 Write 1,998 Mixed 1,582 SusWrite 911 358% 1,595 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 76.9 278% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,656 DQ Write 1,388 DQ Mixed 1,412 1,088% 1,486 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 284%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 186GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 115 91 117 113 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 439 Write 335 Mixed 186 SusWrite 138 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 42.2 4K Mixed 17.2 76% 26.7 MB/s	DQ Read 121 DQ Write 95 DQ Mixed 41.8 49% 85.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 56%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 142GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 113 126 127 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.8% Very good	Read 152 Write 132 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 123 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 112% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 180 185 185 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 150 Mixed 68 SusWrite 178 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 205% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 242GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 114 124 126 126 125 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 44.2 Write 58.5 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 123 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.4 158% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 63%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 43 MC Mixed 36 113% 39.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 43.4 SC Mixed 30.8 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 107%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,691x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,437x
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	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	340x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	762x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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