Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.5% 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	80.6% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 25 '23 at 20:52
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 VH 9,708 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 (60^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Memory 96.5 1-Core 123 2-Core 224 85% 148 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 576 62% 494 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.2% 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 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 546.17 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.5% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 64.4 57% 68.1 fps	MRender 65.9 Gravity 72 Splatting 68.9 56% 68.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 229 227 218 253 222 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 403 Write 354 Mixed 308 SusWrite 237 73% 325 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 57.2 4K Mixed 35.4 113% 39.1 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 312 DQ Mixed 224 196% 293 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 99%
WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB 14,020 User benchmarks, average bench 468% 1TB free Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1077 1145 1289 1329 1321 1233 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 1,395 Write 1,364 Mixed 1,251 SusWrite 1,232 295% 1,311 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 57.6 205% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,089 DQ Write 848 DQ Mixed 915 699% 950 MB/s
Poor: 237% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 633%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 169 171 172 170 180 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 103 Write 107 Mixed 53.4 SusWrite 172 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25.9 82% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 34.6 SC Mixed 24.9 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 52.9 76% 52.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 104%

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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: 0P 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	58	31	144	24.5"	1280 720	AUS25A9 VG259QM

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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	3,703x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,439x
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	342x
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	767x
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 $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