Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.4% 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	108% 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	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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	17.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	8.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 18 '20 at 02:07
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 84.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 269 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 740 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 771 48% 771 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.4% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 63.3 54% 66.4 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 67.4 Splatting 61.7 52% 64 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 295 94 100 96 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 468 Mixed 385 SusWrite 172 83% 369 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 59.2 204% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 131%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 821GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1088 1239 1245 1236 1167 1170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,915 Write 1752 Mixed 878 SusWrite 1,191 321% 1,434 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 62.3 235% 93.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,501 DQ Write 1,391 DQ Mixed 1,213 974% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 302%
Mushkin Chronos 240GB-$99 690 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 24GB free Firmware: 522ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 143 144 142 144 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	50.8% Above average	Read 315 Write 147 Mixed 188 SusWrite 136 44% 197 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 17.1 4K Mixed 24 82% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 141 DQ Write 63 DQ Mixed 86.3 68% 96.7 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 91%
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB 5,978 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 376GB free Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 252 83 68 68 68 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 362 Write 326 Mixed 307 SusWrite 132 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 43.3 152% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 212 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 203 155% 209 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 95%
WD WD60EZAZ-00ZGHB0 6TB 1,497 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 153 151 153 151 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 101%
Hitachi HUS724040ALE640 4TB 2,097 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 1.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 27 27 27 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 93.2 Write 25.7 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 26.4 32% 43.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.7 124% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 828GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 148 148 148 148 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 103 Write 78.7 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 147 73% 99.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT16G4DFD8213.C16FBR 2x16GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 25.9 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 22.4 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 21.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 80%

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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	3,697x
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	765x
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 $300	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