Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.4% 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)
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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	6 Days
Run Date	Apr 26 '19 at 20:16
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 501 67% 500 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 22E8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1290 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.12.2 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.4% Average	Lighting 57.7 Reflection 67 Parallax 86.1 47% 70.3 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 53.3 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,472 Write 1,472 Mixed 960 359% 1,635 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 87.7 302% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 974 DQ Write 1,401 DQ Mixed 1,000 809% 1,125 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 173 172 170 174 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 163 Mixed 106 SusWrite 172 117% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%
WD RE4 500GB (2010)-$30 12,344 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 399GB free Firmware: 01.01S01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 101 103 104 103 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 102 Write 98.7 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 102 68% 92.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 76%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 32GB-$7 33,725 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 15GB free, PID 5581 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 8.2 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 67.7 Write 34 Mixed 9.8 SusWrite 10 33% 30.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 37% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 38%
USB Flash Disk 1GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 2168 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.9 9 9.1 9.1 9.3 9.4 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	5.68% Terrible	Read 10.5 Write 8.8 Mixed 9 SusWrite 9.1 13% 9.35 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 42% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 5.68% Great: 6%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 472 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 0745 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.7 11 10 11 8.9 12 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	11.4% Very poor	Read 25 Write 4 Mixed 8.2 SusWrite 10.5 13% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 97% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.4% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 33.4 MC Mixed 28.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 25.9 75% 26.3 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 88%

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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	3,729x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,448x
Core i7-6700KIntel $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	619x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,154x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	874x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	818x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	374x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	347x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	329x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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