Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	64.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 26 '21 at 06:52
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 91.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 239 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 410 8-Core 587 62% 499 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 35 33 31 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 458 Write 88.5 Mixed 88.3 SusWrite 35.6 36% 168 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 52.4 4K Mixed 31 111% 37.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 48.4 DQ Mixed 136 119% 187 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 134%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 99GB free Firmware: 01.03E01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 35 38 36 39 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	36.5% Below average	Read 91 Write 44 Mixed 52 SusWrite 35.8 41% 55.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 60%
TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100M 1TB 225 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 569GB free, PID 0237 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 34 33 36 31 30 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	21.7% Poor	Read 94.7 Write 39 Mixed 18 SusWrite 31.9 51% 45.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.2 18% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.7% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Avexir DDR4-2666 CL15 4GB 2x4GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	64.1% Good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 17.9 63% 22.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 23.1 SC Mixed 20.6 57% 19.9 GB/s	Latency 64.7 62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 93%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	5	2	144	0"	1920 1017

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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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	3,709x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,440x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	614x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,149x
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	867x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

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 $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	767x
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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16