Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	60.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% 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	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-A (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '18 at 18:08
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 276 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 783 82% 655 Pts	64-Core 796 49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.7% Good	Lighting 75.7 Reflection 76.8 Parallax 67.4 62% 73.3 fps	MRender 72.3 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 73.2 59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Inateck ASM1153E 500GB 102 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 466GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 393 393 385 385 376 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 386 Write 378 Mixed 364 SusWrite 381 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 29.6 93% 30.5 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 162 DQ Mixed 87.5 81% 123 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 76%
Inateck ASM1153E 250GB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 228GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 310 311 310 305 309 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Read 390 Write 389 Mixed 344 SusWrite 316 81% 360 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 57.4 4K Mixed 42 137% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 89.5 DQ Mixed 107 85% 121 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 74%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 294 297 295 296 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 454 Mixed 386 SusWrite 309 91% 403 MB/s	4K Read 47.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 63.5 220% 79.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 560GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 134 134 136 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 142 Write 124 Mixed 30 SusWrite 134 78% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB 7,794 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.1% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 20.8 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 29.2 SC Mixed 24.3 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 60.1 66% 60.1 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 79%

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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	1,146x
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 $179	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