Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive214% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory4.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 15 '17 at 20:01
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 115
2-Core 221
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 469
62% 462 Pts
64-Core 468
29% 468 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
31.9% Below average
Lighting 40.2
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 42.4
33% 38 fps
MRender 38.6
Gravity 37.5
Splatting 35.3
30% 37.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 31.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,473
Write 1,029
Mixed 1,145
270% 1,216 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 24.3
198% 76.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,002
DQ Write 621
DQ Mixed 266
345% 630 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 214%
Great: 236%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
866GB free
Firmware: MS2O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 170
Mixed 159
123% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.79
4K Mixed 0.19
72% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBR1 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
41.2% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 14.7
MC Mixed 11.5
39% 13.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 12.2
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 64.7
62% 64.7 ns
Poor: 27%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,309 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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HDDRAMUSB
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