Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54% 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	221% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 04 '17 at 22:27
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	5%

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 i5-7600K-$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 (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 295 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 579 8-Core 582 78% 581 Pts	64-Core 590 36% 590 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54% Above average	Lighting 67.5 Reflection 71.1 Parallax 64 55% 67.5 fps	MRender 74.7 Gravity 63.8 Splatting 56.2 52% 64.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 198GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 2,082 Write 1,101 Mixed 1,230 324% 1,471 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 36.9 164% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 597 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 203 222% 379 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 268GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 73 (03) Spinup time 129 129 17199530272 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1375 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 9794 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1374 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 5669 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 5669 (C2) HDA temperature 166 166 214749413412 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	65.1% Good	Read 112 Write 114 Mixed 128 90% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.16 100% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 108%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 382GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 152 143 9366 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2752 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 71 71 21177 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2709 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 92 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 148 148 158502 (C2) HDA temperature 117 99 35 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	73.7% Very good	Read 137 Write 120 Mixed 115 93% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.19 80% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 195GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 135 135 25797657000 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1394 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10005 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1393 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4119 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4119 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 201864511525 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	64.6% Good	Read 115 Write 110 Mixed 118 86% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.19 89% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3091 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 41.9 MC Mixed 29.8 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%

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Gaming 71%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,699x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,438x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	613x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	864x
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	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	766x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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 $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 $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 $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