Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics38.4% 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 Drive218% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 21 '18 at 22:17
Run Duration107 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 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 i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.8% Outstanding
Memory 93.5
1-Core 156
2-Core 312
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 612
8-Core 613
82% 612 Pts
64-Core 613
38% 613 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 99.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1554 MHz, MLim: 1734 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.71
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
38.4% Below average
Lighting 50.6
Reflection 47.5
Parallax 42.3
41% 46.8 fps
MRender 39.4
Gravity 43.7
Splatting 38.3
33% 40.5 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 38.4%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
218% Outstanding
Read 2,021
Write 1,347
Mixed 1,225
338% 1,531 MB/s
4K Read 52.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 21.2
173% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 55
DQ Write 207
DQ Mixed 137
104% 133 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 218%
Great: 254%
WD Blue 320GB (2007)-$90
292GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
56% Above average
Read 96.9
Write 98
Mixed 97.3
73% 97.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.14
4K Mixed 0.56
132% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 56%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 21.7
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 26
SC Mixed 21.4
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 61
66% 61 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,320 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: $684
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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