Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	82.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	346% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '19 at 12:45
Run Duration	345 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 127 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 480 65% 485 Pts	64-Core 496 31% 496 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.5 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Lighting 97.7 Reflection 88 Parallax 142 80% 109 fps	MRender 86.3 Gravity 102 Splatting 124 88% 104 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 776GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1285 896 1570 1795 1358 1393 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 2,570 Write 1,772 Mixed 1,442 SusWrite 1,383 400% 1,792 MB/s	4K Read 66.3 4K Write 188 4K Mixed 92.6 319% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1403 DQ Write 1309 DQ Mixed 516 618% 1,076 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 372%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80 85,928 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 767GB free Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1539 1143 1311 1376 1782 1529 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	355% Outstanding	Read 2,593 Write 1,881 Mixed 1402 SusWrite 1,446 409% 1,831 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 95.4 324% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 1,445 DQ Write 1361 DQ Mixed 517 631% 1,108 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 355% Great: 372%
Crucial_ CT525MX300SS 525GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 485GB free Firmware: M0C SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 457 287 247 245 246 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 294 Write 431 Mixed 335 SusWrite 321 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 56.6 4K Mixed 31.7 104% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 124 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 144 112% 151 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 68%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 233GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 274 275 274 274 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 280 Mixed 328 SusWrite 302 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 55.1 199% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 235 211% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 107GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 477 470 481 485 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 460 Write 443 Mixed 380 SusWrite 479 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 65.2 219% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB 14,526 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 466GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 378 378 378 379 376 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 380 Write 376 Mixed 358 SusWrite 378 84% 373 MB/s	4K Read 25.1 4K Write 40.7 4K Mixed 29.7 98% 31.8 MB/s	DQ Read 169 DQ Write 153 DQ Mixed 179 129% 167 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 202 204 203 203 204 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 155 Mixed 86.6 SusWrite 202 119% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x8GB 12,182 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 26.4 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 23.3 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 66.1 60% 66.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 99%

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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