Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 26% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	58% 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)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	2.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 27 '20 at 21:08
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	49%

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PC Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 90 2-Core 178 69% 118 Pts	4-Core 261 8-Core 276 36% 269 Pts	64-Core 292 18% 292 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Gigabyte(1458 3739) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	58% Above average	Lighting 72.1 Reflection 75.6 Parallax 68.2 59% 72 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 68.4 56% 69 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160 11,403 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3GB free (System drive) Firmware: 60AABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable		Read 258 Write 121 Mixed 162 40% 180 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 52.8 4K Mixed 26.8 86% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 92.2 DQ Write 121 DQ Mixed 101 78% 105 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 75%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 558GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 145 135 149 146 145 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 156 Write 155 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 143 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 5,442 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	27% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 8.8 MC Mixed 7.7 25% 8.7 GB/s	SC Read 6.4 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 7 19% 6.77 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 46%

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

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Gaming 71%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,695x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,438x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	613x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	810x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	341x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	324x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	159x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $684

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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