Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.6% 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)
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	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161208
Uptime	3.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 15 '19 at 06:03
Run Duration	212 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 92.9 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 564 76% 564 Pts	64-Core 574 36% 574 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6676) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 23 Parallax 18.6 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 119GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 7,337 Write 4,340 Mixed 4,907 1,222% 5,528 MB/s	4K Read 683 4K Write 347 4K Mixed 457 1,804% 496 MB/s	DQ Read 1,882 DQ Write 1,549 DQ Mixed 1,691 1,273% 1,707 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 151GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 485 354 212 209 208 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 453 Mixed 462 SusWrite 326 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 63.4 215% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 350 266% 359 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 84GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 95 95 96 94 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.6% Good	Read 136 Write 130 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 95.2 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 109%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 1,307 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 4GB free, PID a815 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.9 5.2 4.6 5.1 5.2 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	4.93% Terrible	Read 16.7 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 4.9 7% 7.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 23% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 4.93% Great: 8%
USB DISK 3.0 16GB 2,714 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 15GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 118 Write 48.5 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 47.2 70% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 16% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB 11,534 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	43.1% Average	MC Read 14.8 MC Write 14.7 MC Mixed 12.5 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 12.9 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 13.9 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 62.3 64% 62.3 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.1% Great: 64%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,696x
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	1,147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	160x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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