Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 121% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	152% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	337% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '21 at 02:22
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 725 75% 602 Pts	64-Core 742 46% 742 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3904) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	152% Outstanding	Lighting 226 Reflection 191 Parallax 199 184% 205 fps	MRender 196 Gravity 153 Splatting 134 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1715 1607 1421 1440 1367 1374 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2,409 Write 2,166 Mixed 1,694 SusWrite 1,487 435% 1,939 MB/s	4K Read 66.2 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 95.3 319% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,285 DQ Write 1006 DQ Mixed 1,154 861% 1,148 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 182GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 459 462 461 463 451 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 454 Write 450 Mixed 393 SusWrite 463 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 64.2 216% 77.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 130GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1332 307 306 304 305 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	221% Outstanding	Read 1,802 Write 1,452 Mixed 568 SusWrite 476 238% 1,074 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 58.7 234% 92.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,080 DQ Write 1,118 DQ Mixed 692 632% 963 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 221% Great: 236%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 55 55 55 55 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 405 Mixed 392 SusWrite 92.3 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 49.9 171% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 251 210% 302 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CL16-20-20 D4-3200 2x16GB 1,459 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 27.2 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 26.6 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 55.6 72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 112%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	144	27"	1280 720	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

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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