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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	48% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '18 at 10:55
Run Duration	268 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 133 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 492 68% 503 Pts	64-Core 523 32% 523 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 1.8 94 70 81 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	48% Average	Read 431 Write 322 Mixed 213 SusWrite 87.7 58% 263 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 31.5 4K Mixed 18.5 69% 22.9 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 80.1 DQ Mixed 27.5 39% 73.2 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 162 118 159 159 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 119 Write 154 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 154 90% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.7 221% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 90%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 290GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 75 100 101 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 49 Write 75.8 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 97.1 52% 69.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.4 128% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 63%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 216GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 166 114 159 152 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 159 Mixed 36.2 SusWrite 152 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 107%
Hitachi HDT721032SLA380 320GB 4,331 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 48GB free Firmware: ST2OA39D SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 65 49 63 57 55 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 75 Write 47.3 Mixed 35 SusWrite 58 40% 53.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 58%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 90GB free Firmware: 12.01C01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 33 46 43 46 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	26% Poor	Read 47 Write 49 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 43.1 34% 45.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 33 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 26.6 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 107%

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Gaming 71%

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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 $242Bench 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	762x
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: $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 $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