Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% 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 Drive274% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-AR  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 15 '17 at 06:35
Run Duration88 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 97.4
1-Core 141
2-Core 254
93% 164 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 717
73% 592 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 376.33
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 155
Parallax 128
118% 143 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 140
Splatting 113
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150
833GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 2,630
Write 1,469
Mixed 1,492
410% 1,864 MB/s
4K Read 53.5
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 54.5
219% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 114
135% 229 MB/s
Poor: 157%
This bench: 274%
Great: 302%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 32.1
106% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 44
SC Mixed 33.3
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 48.6
82% 48.6 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 105%
Great: 139%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-AR Builds (Compare 1,084 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-AR - $160

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $694
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