Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics114% 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 Drive92.2% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 01 '17 at 16:13
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 (94th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.9
1-Core 143
2-Core 273
96% 171 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 796
76% 630 Pts
64-Core 793
49% 793 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 156
Parallax 148
125% 153 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 146
Splatting 114
102% 126 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$160
352GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 404
Mixed 417
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 26.8
138% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 36.7
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 77.2
82% 129 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 134%
Kindle Internal Storage 3GB
3GB free, PID 0004
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
7.34% Terrible
Read 10.4
Write 7.33
Mixed 14
14% 10.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.88
4K Write 1.24
4K Mixed 0.6
69% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 7.34%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.8% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.1
53% 18.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 50.6
79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,307 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: 85% - Excellent Total price: $744
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