Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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 Drive270% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-AR  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 06 '17 at 22:14
Run Duration103 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 159
2-Core 319
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 606
8-Core 890
93% 748 Pts
64-Core 892
55% 892 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 105%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 146
Reflection 157
Parallax 134
119% 145 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 141
Splatting 114
101% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 1,906
Write 1,866
Mixed 1,900
423% 1,891 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 210
4K Mixed 42.5
250% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 56.2
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 252
164% 184 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 270%
Great: 353%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 191
Mixed 172
135% 180 MB/s
4K Read 1.17
4K Write 2.32
4K Mixed 0.22
117% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 39.6
MC Mixed 31.7
104% 36.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 33.1
92% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 50.4
79% 50.4 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 103%

 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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