Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	84.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 30 '19 at 18:08
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 293 100% 181 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 852 84% 684 Pts	64-Core 841 52% 841 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra II 250GB 595 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 159 185 181 180 149 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 484 Write 449 Mixed 274 SusWrite 180 77% 347 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 36.9 127% 43 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 250 207% 300 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 102%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 931GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1481 1466 1478 1437 1462 1311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,471 Write 1,542 Mixed 1,074 SusWrite 1,439 311% 1,382 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 80.1 272% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 669 DQ Write 969 DQ Mixed 273 359% 637 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 295%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 167GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 112 114 112 115 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Read 145 Write 104 Mixed 79 SusWrite 114 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 113%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 91GB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 116 122 118 119 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 132 Write 114 Mixed 30 SusWrite 118 71% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
PNY 8GBF2X04HEEE36-12-K 2x8GB 243 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 30.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 39.9 SC Mixed 30.1 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 55.3 72% 55.3 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 96%

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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	3,706x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,439x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	613x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,148x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	866x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $43Bench 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 $269	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 $177	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16