Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 99%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.9% 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	86% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 27 '21 at 02:35
Run Duration	248 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 159 2-Core 306 103% 187 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 861 87% 705 Pts	64-Core 845 52% 845 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.100.9864 Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	4.79% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 9.8 Parallax 8.9 6% 8.7 fps	MRender 1 Gravity 7.3 Splatting 1 2% 3.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.79% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% EVGA(3842 6160) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 510.10 Performing below potential (88^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (67 fps cap detected)	53.9% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 67.4 Parallax 61.7 54% 65.2 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 67 Splatting 62.3 53% 65.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 480GB 11,256 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 274 313 207 222 218 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 924 Write 832 Mixed 613 SusWrite 246 146% 654 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 39.3 4K Mixed 26.1 90% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 243 DQ Write 34.6 DQ Mixed 45.2 57% 108 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 182%
External USB3.0 240GB 250 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 122GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 311 306 311 273 265 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 364 Write 370 Mixed 290 SusWrite 296 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 23.2 77% 26.4 MB/s	DQ Read 167 DQ Write 159 DQ Mixed 164 123% 163 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 68%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 2TB 7,767 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 967GB free Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 141 143 143 143 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 26.4 Write 77.3 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 137 47% 65.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 44% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 123%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 108 108 107 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.6% Good	Read 110 Write 87.4 Mixed 88.5 SusWrite 108 73% 98.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.6% Great: 67%
Seagate Desktop 8TB 4,842 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 84 90 92 93 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 50.5 Write 76.4 Mixed 76.7 SusWrite 88.3 54% 73 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 206% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 93%
External USB3.0 320GB 454 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 296GB free Firmware: 0204 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 92 96 97 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	53.7% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 91.3 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 94.9 60% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 53.7% Great: 54%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3200C16-8GVRB F4-3200C16-8GVGB F4-3200C16-8GVRB F4-3200C16-8GVGB 32GB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 31.8 105% 36.6 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 44.9 SC Mixed 31.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 101%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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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	3,699x
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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	341x
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	766x
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: 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 $178	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) $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