Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53% 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	94.4% 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	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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	7.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '20 at 08:45
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 214 86% 148 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 676 70% 563 Pts	64-Core 696 43% 696 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53% Above average	Lighting 62.1 Reflection 78.9 Parallax 71.4 51% 70.8 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 73.7 58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 253 297 152 199 183 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 542 Write 424 Mixed 269 SusWrite 221 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 70.9 4K Mixed 35.3 123% 44.3 MB/s	DQ Read 656 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 98.8 173% 350 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 155%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB 2,430 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 110 108 110 111 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 108 Write 109 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 109 70% 95.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 220% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 134%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 931GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 105 105 106 108 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57.1% Above average	Read 92.8 Write 103 Mixed 54.2 SusWrite 106 65% 88.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 750GB 699GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 93 95 95 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 97.5 Write 93.7 Mixed 46.5 SusWrite 94.1 61% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 112% 0.8 MB/s

Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 232GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 112 112 111 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 101 Write 132 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 112 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.8 285% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 24.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 23.8 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 63.5 63% 63.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 88%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,690x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,436x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	809x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
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	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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