Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 131% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	343% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 13 '21 at 05:58
Run Duration	320 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 (99^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 97% 175 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 787 82% 661 Pts	64-Core 767 48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3904) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	157% Outstanding	Lighting 235 Reflection 206 Parallax 203 191% 215 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 157 Splatting 138 133% 167 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 209GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1760 1650 1649 1391 1381 1223 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	343% Outstanding	Read 2,411 Write 2,137 Mixed 1,680 SusWrite 1509 434% 1,934 MB/s	4K Read 68.4 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 94.8 318% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,424 DQ Write 1,086 DQ Mixed 1218 921% 1,243 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 343% Great: 410%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 179GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 468 465 457 459 460 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 448 Mixed 390 SusWrite 464 100% 441 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.8 214% 76.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 137GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 619 607 470 307 307 308 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 696 Write 583 Mixed 426 SusWrite 436 120% 535 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 54.5 210% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 830 DQ Write 665 DQ Mixed 771 571% 755 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 236%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 128GB free Firmware: MU02.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 282 55 55 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 421 Mixed 376 SusWrite 92.2 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 49.5 171% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 252 209% 301 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 91%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 2TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2152 2183 2166 1945 1470 1489 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	373% Outstanding	Read 2,410 Write 1,909 Mixed 1,759 SusWrite 1,901 448% 1,995 MB/s	4K Read 67.5 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 96.1 321% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,512 DQ Write 1,201 DQ Mixed 1,313 994% 1,342 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 373% Great: 435%

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 (80^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 37.6 MC Mixed 27 96% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 27.7 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 53.2 75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 112%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,713x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,442x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	615x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16