Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	25.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 06 '17 at 03:19
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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-$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)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 764 81% 650 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209 161,132 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 2847) 2GB CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.66 Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	25.1% Poor	Lighting 28.9 Reflection 24.5 Parallax 24.2 24% 25.9 fps	MRender 37 Gravity 33.1 Splatting 32.9 28% 34.4 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 25.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 33GB free Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 86311662785368 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1359 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 1 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 21 (B7) Unknown 100 100 8 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 31 38 51542097951 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 21 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 34178 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 54 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 34178 (F2) Unknown 100 100 41081 (F9) Unknown 100 100 1631	38.9% Below average	Read 499 Write 125 Mixed 209 60% 278 MB/s	4K Read 9.95 4K Write 17.4 4K Mixed 7.8 34% 11.7 MB/s	DQ Read 20.5 DQ Write 25.6 DQ Mixed 9.81 11% 18.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 38.9% Great: 79%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 90 90 84225641 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 78 78 -125318555742995 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3355 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 313 (B1) Unknown 0 0 7 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 36 80 55839817764 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 84225641 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 84225641 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 84225641 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 98 98 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 18565 (EA) Unknown 0 0 16009 (F1) Unknown 0 0 16009 (F2) Unknown 0 0 34264	39.4% Below average	Read 513 Write 137 Mixed 199 61% 283 MB/s	4K Read 10.3 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 6.45 32% 10.9 MB/s	DQ Read 20.1 DQ Write 24.3 DQ Mixed 9.45 11% 18 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 39.4% Great: 83%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 4GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 22.5 Write 34.8 35% 28.6 MB/s
Poor: 6% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.9% Good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 19.8 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 22.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 62.4 64% 62.4 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 98%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,691x
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	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	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	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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