Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	119% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	90.1% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 06 '19 at 09:03
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 155 2-Core 312 103% 188 Pts	4-Core 590 8-Core 844 90% 717 Pts	64-Core 855 53% 855 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37A5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.97 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 160 Parallax 132 121% 147 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 160 Splatting 121 128% 161 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 331 353 359 360 359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 333 Mixed 236 SusWrite 350 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 15.8 134% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 235 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 90.4 118% 209 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 86%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 155GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 221 260 260 262 262 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 461 Write 257 Mixed 282 SusWrite 248 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 25.8 128% 55.2 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 50.5 82% 156 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 81%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 82GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 247 246 246 247 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Read 468 Write 250 Mixed 292 SusWrite 247 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 26.4 129% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 195 DQ Write 227 DQ Mixed 51.8 83% 158 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 81%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 889GB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 111 116 111 116 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 117 Write 132 Mixed 76.2 SusWrite 114 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 82%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 2.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 81 82 81 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 108 Write 93 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 81.3 117% 88.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.5 221% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 3200 C16 Series 3000 C16 Series 3200 C16 Series 16GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 31.5 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 30.8 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 51.5 78% 51.5 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	553x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	174x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $653

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16