Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive126% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '18 at 21:05
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 754
81% 644 Pts
64-Core 775
48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.6% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 142
Parallax 120
101% 129 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 129
Splatting 104
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
297GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 469 467 427 366 281 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 445
Mixed 414
SusWrite 414
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 63.3
210% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 360
265% 349 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 126%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 16G-D4-2400-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.3% Average
MC Read 13.6
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 11.5
37% 13 GB/s
SC Read 12.1
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 12.2
38% 13.1 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 85%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,313 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $858
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