Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	142% 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	113% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '20 at 09:59
Run Duration	341 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	37%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 273 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 713 73% 592 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 200 Parallax 179 152% 188 fps	MRender 253 Gravity 204 Splatting 130 153% 196 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 242GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 346 221 176 127 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 478 Mixed 408 SusWrite 246 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 59 199% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 254 221% 328 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 126%
WDC WD40 03FFBX-68MU3N0 4TB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 3TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 57 56 56 56 57 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	15.1% Very poor	Read 208 Write 215 Mixed 135 SusWrite 56.8 34% 154 MB/s	4K Read 3.6 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 1.1 11% 4.43 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 6 DQ Mixed 2.4 2% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.1% Great: 28%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$159 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 590GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2425 2134 1121 1130 1128 1126 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	342% Outstanding	Read 2,503 Write 2,385 Mixed 1,710 SusWrite 1,511 455% 2,027 MB/s	4K Read 63.9 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 88.2 297% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,324 DQ Write 1,241 DQ Mixed 1,243 944% 1,269 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 342% Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 158 158 158 158 159 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 140 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 156 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$84 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 181 183 184 183 183 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 138 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 180 104% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 114%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	62.9% Good	Read 162 Write 159 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 56.5 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 108%
WD WD4003FFBX-68MU3 4TB 1,388 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 56 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Read 214 Write 213 Mixed 121 SusWrite 56 111% 151 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 6.2 4K Mixed 1.6 472% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 138%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 55 56 56 60 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	64.9% Good	Read 169 Write 154 Mixed 108 SusWrite 56.3 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 64.9% Great: 96%
WD My Passport 0827 1TB 5,337 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 458GB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 85 85 85 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 82.3 Write 83.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 85.5 103% 76.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 45%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 82 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 900GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 56 55 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Read 89.8 Write 91 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 55.1 103% 77.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 99% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 46%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 302GB free, PID 2567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 54 55 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	33.4% Below average	Read 104 Write 82.5 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 54.7 107% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 95% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 33.4% Great: 45%
WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0 2TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 483GB free, PID 2567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 54 54 55 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 96 Write 77.2 Mixed 76 SusWrite 54.1 99% 75.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 45%
ST3000DM 008-2DM166 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2.5TB free, PID 2567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46% Average	Read 196 Write 140 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 55.9 148% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 1,053 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 31.3 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 41.2 SC Mixed 32.4 91% 32 GB/s	Latency 51.6 78% 51.6 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 136%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,720x
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	1,151x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	870x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	814x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	374x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 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	327x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $659

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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