Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive81.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateMay 25 '17 at 19:09
Run Duration120 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 94.5
1-Core 146
2-Core 286
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 512
63% 483 Pts
64-Core 547
34% 547 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
29.7% Poor
Lighting 37.8
Reflection 34.7
Parallax 31.4
31% 34.6 fps
MRender 35.5
Gravity 33.1
Splatting 32.7
28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 22%
This bench: 29.7%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Read 516
Write 340
Mixed 352
89% 403 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 9.46
100% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 232
DQ Mixed 9.25
78% 183 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 91%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 500GB-$49
246GB free
Firmware: 0008APM2 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
46.7% Average
Read 77.7
Write 85.1
Mixed 73.3
59% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.03
4K Mixed 0.45
94% 0.69 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 31
MC Mixed 24.8
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 58.4
68% 58.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,320 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $684
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