Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.2% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 24 '18 at 01:15
Run Duration	207 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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-$241 712,312 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 (86^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 93.9 1-Core 137 2-Core 267 92% 166 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 766 75% 613 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.8 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.2 fps	MRender 68.3 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 61.7 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,039 Write 1,305 Mixed 791 303% 1,378 MB/s	4K Read 48 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 66.6 239% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1424 DQ Write 1,038 DQ Mixed 1,254 931% 1,239 MB/s
Poor: 157% Great: 302%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 66GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,485 Write 1,235 Mixed 555 241% 1,092 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 55.8 229% 90.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 1266 DQ Mixed 734 676% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 25GB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 99 98 99 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 103 Write 98.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 97.6 63% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 49GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 82 84 84 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 132 Write 101 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 83.4 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 114% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 55GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 132 134 132 134 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	62.4% Good	Read 84.8 Write 66.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 133 63% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 62.4% Great: 96%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 61GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 70 70 69 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	47.3% Average	Read 94.8 Write 83 Mixed 58 SusWrite 69.3 56% 76.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 100%
WD Re 4TB (2012)-$52 4,260 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 3TB free Firmware: 01.01K02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 156 156 157 156 157 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 146 Mixed 101 SusWrite 156 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 4x4GB 1,332 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	MC Read 30.1 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 31.8 SC Mixed 26.1 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 60.2 66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 102%

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

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,691x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,437x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	340x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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