Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Dec 30 '20 at 02:14
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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-$234 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 279 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 523 8-Core 821 83% 672 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 134 Reflection 143 Parallax 143 109% 140 fps	Gravity 137 Splatting 126 116% 132 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 445 Mixed 385 98% 439 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 44.6 155% 58 MB/s	DQ Read 312 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 246 204% 292 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 92%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 82GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 115 94 90 84 85 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 481 Write 444 Mixed 368 SusWrite 138 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 75.6 4K Mixed 34 131% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 228 DQ Mixed 130 136% 227 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 88%
VK000240GWEZB 240GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 223GB free Firmware: HPG6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 259 260 263 259 260 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 448 Write 256 Mixed 238 SusWrite 260 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 29 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 32.7 145% 57.8 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 259 DQ Mixed 214 173% 242 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 589GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 174 174 173 175 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 150 Mixed 83.8 SusWrite 172 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2800 C17 2x8GB 1,443 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 23.6 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 31 SC Mixed 24 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 58.2 69% 58.2 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 101%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $234Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,765x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,457x
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	630x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,161x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	877x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	822x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	378x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	348x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $69Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	242x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	775x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	331x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	161x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $804

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