Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.9% 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	271% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	39.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '21 at 14:01
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	30%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Memory 90 1-Core 136 2-Core 266 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 469 57% 438 Pts	64-Core 480 30% 480 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85E0) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.68 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Lighting 71.7 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 69.4 58% 72.2 fps	MRender 67.6 Gravity 72.3 Splatting 68.8 57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$98 276,089 User benchmarks, average bench 394% 880GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 1072 1156 1187 1223 1192 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,376 Write 1,225 Mixed 1,242 SusWrite 1,107 279% 1,238 MB/s	4K Read 67.9 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 88.2 293% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,452 DQ Write 1,106 DQ Mixed 1,330 980% 1,296 MB/s
Poor: 274% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 488%
Toshiba THNSNC128GBSJ 128GB 611 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 87GB free Firmware: CJPA0203 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 175 181 187 187 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 203 Write 167 Mixed 121 SusWrite 180 38% 168 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 55.1 4K Mixed 26.3 87% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 21 DQ Write 55.5 DQ Mixed 27.7 24% 34.7 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 49%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 52GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 95 96 95 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 109 Write 92.8 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 94.7 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 189% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 559GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 162 164 164 164 162 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	79.8% Very good	Read 117 Write 83.7 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 161 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 417GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 150 152 152 153 152 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 165 Write 138 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 151 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 217% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 109%
WD Elements 107C 3TB 3,265 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 498GB free, PID 107c Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 93 93 93 94 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 89.4 Write 89.8 Mixed 70 SusWrite 93.1 116% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4WL.M8FE 2x8GB 1,101 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.2% Excellent	MC Read 27 MC Write 33.9 MC Mixed 25.1 82% 28.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 29 SC Mixed 26 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 111%

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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	8	5	60	31.5"	1280 720	MEB8307 MD22321

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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 $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 $160Bench 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: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $736

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