Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive113% 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.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170113
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateAug 13 '17 at 15:43
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User IRL-User
Background CPU 22%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 139
2-Core 251
92% 162 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 721
74% 597 Pts
64-Core 736
46% 736 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.1% Good
Lighting 81.8
Reflection 80
Parallax 68.2
67% 76.7 fps
MRender 73.3
Gravity 74.4
Splatting 70.1
59% 72.6 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 60%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.69% Terrible
Lighting 8.07
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 7.84
7% 9.28 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 6.97
Splatting 16.5
10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.69%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 1,259
Write 540
Mixed 799
190% 866 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 16.2
95% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 21.7
DQ Write 83
DQ Mixed 16.6
23% 40.4 MB/s
Poor: 79%
This bench: 113%
Great: 157%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
614GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 158
Write 135
Mixed 128
105% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.72
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.25
95% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 26.6
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 32.7
SC Mixed 28.9
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 50.3
80% 50.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $858
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