Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics60.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.9% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 24 '18 at 10:54
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 257
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 679
68% 555 Pts
64-Core 684
42% 684 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
60.2% Good
Lighting 75.4
Reflection 72.6
Parallax 62.6
61% 70.2 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 68.3
Splatting 72.4
58% 70.2 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 283
Mixed 421
90% 406 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 36.4
142% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 274
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 72.1
113% 213 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 103%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
596GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
46% Average
Read 44.9
Write 115
Mixed 67.3
57% 75.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.07
4K Write 0.99
4K Mixed 0.08
30% 0.38 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 46%
Great: 84%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
596GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 46.6
Write 76.2
Mixed 60.4
46% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.02
4K Mixed 0.11
35% 0.41 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1951 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
35.8% Below average
MC Read 12.4
MC Write 12.3
MC Mixed 10.1
33% 11.6 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 12.3
SC Mixed 11.2
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 35.8%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $858
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