Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	354% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren, 2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '18 at 05:43
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 135 2-Core 273 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 789 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4877 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.99% Terrible	Lighting 8.33 Reflection 11.9 Parallax 8.38 7% 9.54 fps	MRender 12.4 Gravity 7.5 Splatting 16.4 10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.99% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gigabyte(1458 372A) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 45.9 Reflection 31 Parallax 37.9 37% 38.2 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 40.7 Splatting 36.1 31% 38.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 298GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	354% Outstanding	Read 2,903 Write 2,660 Mixed 2,533 602% 2,699 MB/s	4K Read 56.1 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 37.2 213% 81.6 MB/s	DQ Read 56.7 DQ Write 527 DQ Mixed 36.7 104% 207 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 354% Great: 372%
Samsung M3 Portable 4TB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 473GB free Firmware: 9300 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 114 Write 116 Mixed 77 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.92 4K Write 5.78 4K Mixed 0.46 197% 2.39 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 63%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 1GB free, PID null Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 29.4 Write 17 Mixed 24.8 29% 23.8 MB/s	4K Read 6.51 4K Write 1.38 4K Mixed 2.01 139% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2F4000C19 2x8GB 404 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3867 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 44.3 MC Mixed 29.8 110% 38.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 42.3 SC Mixed 32.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 115%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,691x
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	864x
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	763x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

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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 $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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