Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 57% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.6% 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	208% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 15 '21 at 08:42
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

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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 i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 544 68% 515 Pts	64-Core 550 34% 550 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 862D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 71.8 Reflection 75 Parallax 69.4 58% 72.1 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 71 Splatting 66.3 56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 231GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 535 541 548 552 545 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,650 Write 545 Mixed 950 SusWrite 556 204% 925 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 71.6 242% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 763 DQ Write 713 DQ Mixed 235 314% 570 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 277%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 156GB free Firmware: 20.01H20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 91 91 91 92 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	53.3% Above average	Read 95 Write 97 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 90.5 64% 86.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 69%
VendorCo ProductCode 4GB 1,811 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 5678 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 6 6 6 6 5.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	5.34% Terrible	Read 21.2 Write 1 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 6.7 8% 8.35 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 5.34% Great: 7%
MIMOBOT 16GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 10GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3 4.8 4.8 4.8 3.7 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	3.79% Terrible	Read 13.5 Write 3 Mixed 9 SusWrite 4.3 9% 7.45 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 14% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 3.79% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.9 MC Mixed 28.4 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 26.6 68% 23.9 GB/s	Latency 65.1 62% 65.1 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 87%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,708x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,440x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	614x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,149x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	867x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	767x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16