Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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	253% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 19 '19 at 00:45
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing way above expectations (93^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 264 96% 169 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 797 79% 647 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.81 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 197 Parallax 191 149% 190 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 185 Splatting 127 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 220GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 762 636 630 628 619 613 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	253% Outstanding	Read 1,928 Write 1,696 Mixed 669 SusWrite 648 275% 1,235 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 72.7 254% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,368 DQ Write 1,255 DQ Mixed 986 829% 1,203 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 253% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 161GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 487 480 471 474 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 470 Mixed 413 SusWrite 459 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 68.9 237% 85.6 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 259% 331 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 71GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 469 469 469 466 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 464 Mixed 389 SusWrite 469 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 66.5 228% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 240GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 470 473 472 469 469 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 450 Mixed 437 SusWrite 471 103% 458 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 65.5 225% 83.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,409 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 39.3 MC Mixed 28 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 42.6 SC Mixed 31.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 112%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,689x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,436x
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	809x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $693

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