Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 51% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.4% 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	260% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '19 at 16:34
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 i5-7600K-$169 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 543 73% 544 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	Lighting 73.8 Reflection 69.6 Parallax 90 60% 77.8 fps	MRender 71.2 Gravity 75 Splatting 58.5 55% 68.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 206GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1782 837 644 645 645 644 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 2,005 Write 1,770 Mixed 737 SusWrite 866 300% 1,344 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 65.7 254% 96.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,055 DQ Write 1,179 DQ Mixed 846 712% 1,026 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 192 191 194 199 198 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 122 Mixed 79.6 SusWrite 195 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
Seagate USB 3.0 Cable 1TB 537 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 27GB free, PID 5031 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 39 40 40 40 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	16.5% Very poor	Read 40.5 Write 39.6 Mixed 27.1 SusWrite 39.6 50% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 32%
WD My Passport 0839 1TB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 379GB free, PID 0839 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 107 108 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	46.7% Average	Read 112 Write 111 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 108 132% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 28.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 29.7 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 102%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,722x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,445x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	617x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,152x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	870x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	816x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	374x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	344x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $86Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	328x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16