Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	2.3 Days
Run Date	Oct 22 '18 at 11:36
Run Duration	293 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 307 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 858 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6171) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 116 Parallax 97.6 84% 106 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 99.9 Splatting 105 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 363GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1430 1433 1533 1478 1563 1518 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	337% Outstanding	Read 2548 Write 1,538 Mixed 1,292 SusWrite 1,492 383% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 87.9 293% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,308 DQ Write 1,063 DQ Mixed 1,064 830% 1,145 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 337% Great: 333%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119 20,782 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 465GB free Firmware: PSF121C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 555 375 154 328 119 260 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 898 Write 540 Mixed 638 SusWrite 299 132% 594 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 52.2 190% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 502 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 457 357% 490 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 144%
PNY SSD2SC240G1SA754D117-820 240GB 3,306 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 208GB free Firmware: N0530A SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 309 308 308 308 308 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 308 Mixed 297 SusWrite 308 79% 356 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 40 146% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 188 168% 253 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 96%
Adata SU650 960GB 7,756 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 829GB free Firmware: Q1122BS SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 412 412 413 413 412 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 416 Mixed 327 SusWrite 412 93% 416 MB/s	4K Read 19.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 32.8 126% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 220 181% 257 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 100%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4.5TB free Firmware: FP2A SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 200 188 189 195 192 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 63% Great: 109%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 845GB free Firmware: CC35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 100 99 101 100 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 79.6 Write 69.7 Mixed 46.1 SusWrite 99.5 54% 73.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 61%
USB3.0 750GB 57 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 417GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	16.6% Very poor	Read 39.6 Write 32.5 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 17.8 24% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.6% Great: 57%
USB3.0 320GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 248GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 17 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	16.1% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 39.4 Mixed 32.4 SusWrite 17.9 24% 31.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.1% Great: 64%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 7.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 163 169 172 169 170 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 160 Write 149 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 167 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.9 244% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 2,108 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2700 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 35.3 MC Mixed 29 93% 32.5 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 38.6 SC Mixed 29.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 115%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,690x
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	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 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	762x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $736

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $35	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