Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	104% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	375% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '21 at 15:31
Run Duration	311 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 156 2-Core 313 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 623 8-Core 869 94% 746 Pts	64-Core 865 54% 865 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3363) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51 Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	104% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 143 Parallax 133 107% 136 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 138 Splatting 119 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$80 58,572 User benchmarks, average bench 341% 257GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1784 2089 2266 2161 1371 471 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	375% Outstanding	Read 2,062 Write 2,175 Mixed 2,000 SusWrite 1,690 447% 1,982 MB/s	4K Read 84.6 4K Write 207 4K Mixed 117 388% 136 MB/s	DQ Read 1,655 DQ Write 1,418 DQ Mixed 1,533 1,150% 1,535 MB/s
Poor: 206% ↑ This bench: 375% Great: 442%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 260GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 479 477 471 472 477 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 456 Mixed 397 SusWrite 476 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 69.2 235% 86.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 824GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1921 1947 1346 1175 1173 1174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	362% Outstanding	Read 2,423 Write 2,012 Mixed 1,494 SusWrite 1,456 413% 1,846 MB/s	4K Read 69 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 99.5 337% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,736 DQ Write 1,498 DQ Mixed 1,592 1,200% 1,609 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 362% Great: 372%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 269GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1756 1788 1838 1857 1896 1905 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	371% Outstanding	Read 2,366 Write 2027 Mixed 1,325 SusWrite 1,840 424% 1,889 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 209 4K Mixed 92 325% 122 MB/s	DQ Read 1,470 DQ Write 1,401 DQ Mixed 1,499 1,108% 1,457 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 371% Great: 393%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 917GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 473 475 475 475 475 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 458 Mixed 445 SusWrite 474 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 66.3 226% 84.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 CMK32GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 31.1 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 45.9 SC Mixed 32.8 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,713x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,442x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	615x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	868x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x

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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

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Value: 99% - Outstanding

Total price: $648

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16