Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.7% 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	277% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '20 at 20:57
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 576 77% 574 Pts	64-Core 577 36% 577 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Asus(1043 8702) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.7% Very poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 23.1 Parallax 18.8 16% 20.6 fps	MRender 28.6 Gravity 20 Splatting 26.1 20% 24.9 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 17.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 512GB-$200 31,545 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 56GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 439 450 400 159 134 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 461 Mixed 317 SusWrite 335 86% 382 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 44.1 166% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 150 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 180 156% 224 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 107%
2.5" SATA SSD 3MG2-P 496GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 314GB free Firmware: M150821 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 437 440 441 441 442 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 435 Mixed 338 SusWrite 439 97% 430 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 51 179% 66.7 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 202 174% 255 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%
2.5" SATA SSD 3MG2-P 496GB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 172GB free Firmware: M140815 SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 442 444 445 446 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 446 Mixed 330 SusWrite 443 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 54.2 190% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 207 180% 266 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 115%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 849 422 422 426 424 418 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2550 Write 2,220 Mixed 1,358 SusWrite 493 368% 1,655 MB/s	4K Read 68.4 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 93.1 319% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 1,120 815% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 302%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 116 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 33.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 30.6 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 102%

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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 $90Bench 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	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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $654

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $178	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16