Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive246% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateOct 13 '17 at 10:37
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 (98th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 143
2-Core 284
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 795
80% 650 Pts
64-Core 797
49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 133
Parallax 105
101% 120 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 139
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,529
Write 1,028
Mixed 1,258
351% 1,605 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 43.2
194% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 658
DQ Write 433
DQ Mixed 224
254% 438 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 246%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
153GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
64.3% Good
Read 109
Write 115
Mixed 107
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.41
4K Write 1.71
4K Mixed 0.36
89% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 69%
WD Elements 1TB
616GB free, PID 1078
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
19.8% Very poor
Read 38.1
Write 38.6
Mixed 29.7
45% 35.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.51
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.24
74% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19.8%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
55.6% Above average
MC Read 21.8
MC Write 18.8
MC Mixed 14.1
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 19.4
SC Mixed 17.2
50% 17.7 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 62%

 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $693
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HDDRAMUSB
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