Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 54% 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.4% 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)
Boot Drive	234% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '18 at 19:52
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	13%

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 i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 95 1-Core 152 2-Core 298 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 831 82% 672 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1578 MHz, MLim: 1875 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Lighting 72.4 Reflection 73.9 Parallax 72.5 59% 72.9 fps	MRender 77.6 Gravity 66.8 Splatting 58.8 54% 67.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 404GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1556 1009 590 588 589 589 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 1,880 Write 1,401 Mixed 647 SusWrite 820 264% 1,187 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 55.8 208% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,059 DQ Write 949 DQ Mixed 891 699% 967 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 254%
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 153GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 330 330 330 331 331 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 325 Mixed 288 SusWrite 330 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 43.4 160% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 183 157% 225 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 97%
Samsung 830 128GB-$109 37,250 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 100GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 219 241 229 269 250 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	67.5% Good	Read 444 Write 143 Mixed 229 SusWrite 228 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 22 4K Write 53.6 4K Mixed 23.3 92% 33 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 56.3 DQ Mixed 88.2 87% 146 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 67.5% Great: 76%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 138 138 138 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 130 Mixed 120 SusWrite 138 101% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75 134,977 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 23.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 26.2 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 57.1 70% 57.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 97%

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

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,695x
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	1,146x
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	341x
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	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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