Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive113% 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-A  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateSep 12 '18 at 21:04
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 145
2-Core 277
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 755
76% 617 Pts
64-Core 773
48% 773 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 165 167 156 153 153 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 476
Mixed 389
SusWrite 187
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 60.8
210% 74.5 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 355
268% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 113%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$95
3TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 182 182 183 184 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 153
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 182
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
Seagate ST32000641AS 2TB-$174
276GB free
Firmware: CC13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 50 49 51 51 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
34.7% Below average
Read 70.5
Write 70.2
Mixed 54.8
SusWrite 50.1
46% 61.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 34.7%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3003 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 33.8
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 26.7
89% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 28.8
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 51.3
78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,302 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $693
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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