Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 49% Yacht


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 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.7% 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	304% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-K (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180622
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 20 '20 at 22:46
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	17%

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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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91% Outstanding	Memory 89.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 286 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 531 71% 533 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 371A) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Lighting 74.3 Reflection 76.3 Parallax 67.2 61% 72.6 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 70.8 Splatting 70.9 58% 71 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$71 2,245 User benchmarks, average bench 255% 357GB free (System drive) Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 610 1245 1607 522 526 522 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	304% Outstanding	Read 2,494 Write 1,821 Mixed 126 SusWrite 839 291% 1,320 MB/s	4K Read 64.3 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 91.7 308% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1312 DQ Write 1,280 DQ Mixed 588 636% 1,060 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 304% Great: 339%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 205 224 225 224 224 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 440 Write 343 Mixed 346 SusWrite 239 77% 342 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 42 151% 54.7 MB/s	DQ Read 270 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 210 183% 268 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 100 100 100 100 99 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Read 194 Write 154 Mixed 84.2 SusWrite 98.6 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 783GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 152 151 151 149 151 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 115 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 150 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 114%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 141GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 78 79 78 78 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 115 Write 118 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 77.7 71% 95.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 69%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 259GB free Firmware: 2AR10002 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 86 88 88 87 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	55.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 66.5 Mixed 54.8 SusWrite 87.3 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC Patriot PSD44G240082 Patriot PSD44G240041 Patriot PSD44G240082 16GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.6% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25.8 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 23.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 84%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	938x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	452x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	298x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	317x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	295x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	260x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	117x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	68x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	53x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	68x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	62x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $847

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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