Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 01 '17 at 07:20
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.4
1-Core 134
2-Core 268
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 532
8-Core 752
81% 642 Pts
64-Core 748
46% 748 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.31
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 118
Parallax 112
85% 111 fps
MRender 99
Gravity 98
Splatting 103
82% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 504
Write 347
Mixed 339
88% 396 MB/s
4K Read 23.6
4K Write 55.9
4K Mixed 8.16
76% 29.2 MB/s
DQ Read 24.1
DQ Write 78.8
DQ Mixed 43.4
36% 48.8 MB/s
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 103%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
496GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 96.5
Write 81.1
Mixed 77.7
64% 85.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.57
4K Write 2.21
4K Mixed 0.37
106% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 37.9
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 29.4
101% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 30.9
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 52.5
76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,310 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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