Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	40.7% 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	64.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	11.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 22:28
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 318 102% 189 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 629 77% 591 Pts	64-Core 517 32% 517 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	40.7% Average	Lighting 46 Reflection 53.1 Parallax 43.1 38% 47.4 fps	MRender 65.7 Gravity 46 Splatting 60 47% 57.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 89 89 92 94 MB/s Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	64.7% Good	Read 263 Write 128 Mixed 183 SusWrite 89.6 37% 166 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 32.6 146% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 91.4 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 98.4 77% 105 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 75%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 134GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 295 321 287 131 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 491 Mixed 397 SusWrite 262 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 48.1 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 65.1 225% 80.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
PATRIOT 500GB 51 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 272GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 103 105 105 106 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	58.5% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 99 Mixed 38 SusWrite 105 62% 85.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 61%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 811GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 121 123 123 124 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 125 Write 36.5 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 119 64% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 217% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 75%
Patriot Memory 64GB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 58GB free, PID 4100 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.5 3.6 3.2 3.9 3.6 3.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	3.21% Terrible	Read 10.5 Write 2.5 Mixed 4.3 SusWrite 3.4 6% 5.17 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 15% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.21% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 2666 C16 Series 2x8GB 2,053 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 25 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 26.9 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 90%

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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-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	552x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	173x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42	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