Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 119% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	132% 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	230% 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.

Very high background CPU (47%). 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '21 at 23:47
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	47%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Memory 92.3 1-Core 140 2-Core 264 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 740 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 256 Parallax 181 146% 205 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 158 Splatting 131 128% 161 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 1168 1176 1129 1135 789 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,300 Write 1,183 Mixed 1089 SusWrite 1,050 260% 1,155 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 78.1 259% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 851 DQ Write 639 DQ Mixed 754 562% 748 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 372%
SSD PLUS 480GB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 169GB free Firmware: Z31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 236 244 270 251 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 368 Mixed 304 SusWrite 258 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 94.7 4K Mixed 43.1 153% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 193 184% 291 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 35GB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 103 102 102 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Read 97.7 Write 80.5 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 102 55% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 107%
WD WD80EZZX-11CSGA0 8TB 694 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 130 129 126 121 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 112 Write 113 Mixed 65.1 SusWrite 126 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.3 221% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.6% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 20.6 74% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.6% Great: 104%

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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	9	7	60	48"	1280 720	SNY4C03 SONY TV

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,690x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,437x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	340x
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	762x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $685

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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