Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 23:41
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 93.2 1-Core 124 2-Core 251 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 381 8-Core 428 53% 405 Pts	64-Core 444 28% 444 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SM2280S3G2240G 240GB 3,414 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM01.W SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 193 231 275 285 232 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 494 Write 325 Mixed 310 SusWrite 254 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 82.9 4K Mixed 36.1 134% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 245 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 5.5 62% 147 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 97%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 190 194 194 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 168 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 192 116% 160 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 416GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 100 99 102 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 101 Write 95 Mixed 39.5 SusWrite 100 61% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 110% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 58%
HitachiG ST 2TB 424 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 7GB free, PID 1015 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 84 76 70 68 73 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 89.8 Write 81.2 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 75.1 99% 74.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24.4 80% 28 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.7 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 90%

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

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,695x
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 $109Bench 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	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
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 $273	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 $15	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