Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.56% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive94.7% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '21 at 16:07
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 241
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 476
63% 473 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
4.56% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 4.1
Parallax 7.5
5% 6.07 fps
MRender 5.6
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 0.2
3% 4.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.56%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
VK0600GDUTQ 600GB
460GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4IWVHPG1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 358 377 331 387 384 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 335
Write 403
Mixed 297
SusWrite 360
79% 349 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 39.8
154% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 249
DQ Mixed 265
202% 272 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
39.9% Below average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 14.1
MC Mixed 10.9
38% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 12.4
37% 13 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 41%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,331 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $654
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