Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
Processor	With 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 26 '18 at 05:44
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 102 2-Core 294 89% 164 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 582 75% 565 Pts	64-Core 581 36% 581 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3081) CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 58.5 Parallax 78.4 54% 67.5 fps	MRender 58.3 Gravity 52.3 Splatting 73.8 52% 61.5 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109 340 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 134 145 161 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	79.5% Very good	Read 341 Write 226 Mixed 240 SusWrite 148 53% 239 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 41.2 158% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 135 DQ Write 236 DQ Mixed 140 119% 170 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 83%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 102GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 109 150 153 154 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 461 Write 376 Mixed 305 SusWrite 181 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 46.8 4K Mixed 19.7 87% 30.3 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 95.9 DQ Mixed 41.4 49% 85.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 56%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB 64,410 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 353GB free Firmware: GG2OACY0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 102 102 103 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	59.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 101 Mixed 39.4 SusWrite 102 63% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 135 136 138 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 10.7 Write 31 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 134 37% 50.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.2 118% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 7,253 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3091 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 34.5 111% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.9 SC Write 43.5 SC Mixed 31.9 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 51.2 78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 107%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,305 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,689x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,435x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	612x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,144x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	863x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	808x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	372x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	339x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	240x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	761x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	158x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $693

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16