Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	26.9% 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	110% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-AR (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161227
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 28 '19 at 08:05
Run Duration	322 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing as expected (47^th 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 (94^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 791 78% 635 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 8C92) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	26.9% Poor	Lighting 33.1 Reflection 33.4 Parallax 30.2 27% 32.2 fps	MRender 36.2 Gravity 30.8 Splatting 31.6 27% 32.9 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.9% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 530 268 140 107 107 64 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 760 Write 572 Mixed 557 SusWrite 203 117% 523 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 34.8 162% 70.9 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 549 DQ Mixed 318 268% 381 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 157%
SanDisk Extreme 120GB-$160 11,787 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 32GB free Firmware: R112 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 120 122 124 122 123 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 338 Write 132 Mixed 185 SusWrite 120 43% 194 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 27.1 133% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 207 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 148 116% 163 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 81%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 9GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 51 52 52 53 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 52.5 Write 53.2 Mixed 45.2 SusWrite 51.3 37% 50.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 51%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 200GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 89 88 91 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	54% Above average	Read 98 Write 94 Mixed 50.1 SusWrite 90.1 61% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 54% Great: 74%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 54GB free Firmware: 20.04F20 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 98 100 71 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 85 Write 77.2 Mixed 61.3 SusWrite 94.1 58% 79.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 76%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 13,194 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 320GB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 17 18 18 18 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	15.2% Very poor	Read 33 Write 30.7 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 17.9 21% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.7 208% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 15.2% Great: 103%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 1.5TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 118 122 119 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	48.3% Average	Read 120 Write 104 Mixed 89 SusWrite 117 145% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 48.3% Great: 49%
Maxtor 6 L300S0 300GB 137GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 41 41 49 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	20.3% Poor	Read 33.8 Write 43.2 Mixed 27.9 SusWrite 42 51% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.07 MB/s

Hitachi HDT721075SLA380 750GB 2GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 50.3 Write 55.5 Mixed 21.7 52% 42.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 84% 0.97 MB/s

ST3000DM 001-1E6166 3TB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 40 40 39 48 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 178 Write 150 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 40.8 132% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.8 267% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 74%
ST3000DM 008-2DM166 3TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.9 0.6 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	33.2% Below average	Read 191 Write 132 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 0.6 121% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 74%
iDisk storage 32GB 27GB free, PID 1081 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 54 54 61 54 55 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	25.9% Poor	Read 81.4 Write 23.5 Mixed 20.6 SusWrite 54.3 53% 45 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 55% 1.4 MB/s

Seagate Expansion Desk 2TB 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 435GB free, PID 3312 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 169 165 167 168 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	Read 140 Write 146 Mixed 71 SusWrite 160 174% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 7.1 4K Mixed 0.9 274% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 74%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 14 13 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 29.5 Write 21.7 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 13.6 28% 21.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 59% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3200-MR 2x8GB 3,635 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 20.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 23.2 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 61.9 65% 61.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 109%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-AR - $160

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	552x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	204x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	86x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	173x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	137x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	94x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	50x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	47x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	44x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	27x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $660

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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