Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive202% 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-AR  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 12 '17 at 20:30
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 97.1
1-Core 143
2-Core 263
95% 168 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 771
76% 621 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
EVGA(3842 6598) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.94
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 207
Parallax 44.6
147% 144 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 47.4
Splatting 62.1
48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 1,516
Write 1,071
Mixed 1,102
273% 1,230 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 41.6
187% 71.4 MB/s
DQ Read 489
DQ Write 384
DQ Mixed 169
199% 347 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 202%
Great: 254%
SanDisk Cruzer Dial 32GB
25GB free, PID 5599
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
14.9% Very poor
Read 38.2
Write 7.54
Mixed 15.1
20% 20.3 MB/s
4K Read 5.71
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 1.26
134% 3.01 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 14.9%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3000-MR 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
MC Read 36.1
MC Write 35.5
MC Mixed 26.9
94% 32.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 35.1
SC Mixed 29.9
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 49.8
80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 101%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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