Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics28.8% 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 Drive87.1% 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.
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-A  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 17 '17 at 04:32
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Memory 92
1-Core 137
2-Core 274
93% 168 Pts
4-Core 543
8-Core 545
73% 544 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
Gigabyte(1458 3552) 2GB
CLim: 1320 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
28.8% Poor
Lighting 34.8
Reflection 34.7
Parallax 43.6
28% 37.7 fps
MRender 41.2
Gravity 41.2
Splatting 29.1
30% 37.2 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 28.8%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KINGSTON 120GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 505
Write 357
Mixed 414
94% 425 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 13.8
106% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 337
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 13.9
98% 227 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 155
Write 141
Mixed 115
102% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.88
4K Write 2.38
4K Mixed 0.25
109% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
42.9% Average
MC Read 14.8
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 12.6
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 14.8
SC Mixed 13.9
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 64.2
62% 64.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,311 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: $685
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair 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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