Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49% 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	110% 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.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 04:50
Run Duration	150 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing as expected (55^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 292 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 775 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2972) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49% Average	Lighting 61 Reflection 63.4 Parallax 56.7 50% 60.4 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 58.2 Splatting 49.7 48% 59.5 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 867GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 442 440 471 469 423 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 436 Mixed 347 SusWrite 446 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 41.9 159% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 279 230% 329 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 189 191 192 192 184 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 164 Mixed 75 SusWrite 189 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 1TB 18,390 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 603GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	16.3% Very poor	Read 35 Write 28 Mixed 36 SusWrite 21.2 22% 30 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 63%
Seagate BUP Slim BK 2TB 21,039 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 267GB free Firmware: 0107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 21 21 21 21 21 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	17.5% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 30.5 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 21.2 24% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.9 199% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 17.5% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x16GB-$74 29,684 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 31.9 MC Mixed 26.1 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.4 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 25.2 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 59 68% 59 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 94%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,689x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,436x
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	809x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

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