Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	46.8% 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	41.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 08:30
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (40^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	46.5% Average	Memory 51.5 1-Core 92.9 2-Core 133 53% 92.5 Pts	4-Core 253 8-Core 178 30% 215 Pts	64-Core 163 10% 163 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 46.5% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Sapphire(1DA2 E343) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.2.2 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	46.8% Average	Lighting 57.7 Reflection 54 Parallax 73.2 47% 61.6 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 56.9 Splatting 51.8 46% 57.5 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SVP100S2256G 256GB 170 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: CJRA0202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 113 100 125 143 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 184 Write 165 Mixed 116 SusWrite 132 33% 149 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 57.1 4K Mixed 22.3 80% 31.2 MB/s	DQ Read 18.6 DQ Write 47.3 DQ Mixed 31.9 25% 32.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 50%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 293GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 137 135 137 133 135 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 111 Write 101 Mixed 72.2 SusWrite 135 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 661GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 76 64 27 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 9.5 Write 35.4 Mixed 37 SusWrite 65.4 27% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 130% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 68%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 165 162 163 156 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 142 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 161 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 96%
Maxtor Basics Desktop 1TB 410 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 0GB free, PID 7410 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 24.6 Write 27.9 Mixed 21.3 32% 24.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 49% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 1x8GB 2,457 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	MC Read 11.3 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 12.5 37% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 9 SC Write 7.4 SC Mixed 9.1 24% 8.5 GB/s	Latency 155 26% 155 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 48%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,717x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,444x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	617x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	812x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	326x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $656

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16