Asus PRIME Z270-P

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	33.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	93.6% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-P (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 8.1
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	12.3 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '18 at 21:44
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 93.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 228 83% 146 Pts	4-Core 423 8-Core 413 56% 418 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% MSI(1462 3205) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.3% Below average	Lighting 42.9 Reflection 40.8 Parallax 36.2 35% 40 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 37.2 Splatting 34.8 30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 168 167 165 161 157 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 307 Mixed 266 SusWrite 166 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 42.6 162% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 246 DQ Mixed 143 152% 257 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 888GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 200 198 200 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 200 Write 172 Mixed 78 SusWrite 200 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 169% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47 29,751 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	47.8% Average	MC Read 16.6 MC Write 16.2 MC Mixed 14.2 45% 15.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 16.4 45% 15.8 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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-P - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2,057x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,062x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	761x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	842x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	825x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	544x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	247x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	186x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	138x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	311x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	256x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	132x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $645

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 $179	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