Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	278% 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 (12%). 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-AR (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '18 at 09:20
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 161 2-Core 319 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 567 70% 532 Pts	64-Core 596 37% 596 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 568GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1325 1191 1169 1183 1183 1180 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	278% Outstanding	Read 1,506 Write 1,799 Mixed 919 SusWrite 1205 306% 1,357 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 69.5 256% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,496 DQ Write 1,459 DQ Mixed 1,148 953% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 278% Great: 302%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 1TB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 494 490 493 494 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 446 Mixed 435 SusWrite 491 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 47 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 67.3 228% 82.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 135%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 760GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 110 112 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 103 Write 110 Mixed 61.6 SusWrite 111 131% 96.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.4% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 21.6 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 16.3 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 110%

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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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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	552x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	173x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

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