Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateAug 11 '18 at 13:52
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 112
2-Core 215
76% 136 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 446
53% 408 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 73%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 360A) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 198
Reflection 174
Parallax 165
162% 179 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 157
Splatting 110
101% 125 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$94
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 443
Write 441
Mixed 280
86% 388 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 95.7
4K Mixed 43.5
156% 57.4 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 200
185% 286 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB-$105
10GB free
Firmware: X41110WD
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 463
Write 449
Mixed 267
87% 393 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 41.6
150% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 197
158% 228 MB/s
Poor: 61% Great: 108%
WD My Book 1140 3TB
344GB free, PID 1140
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 80 80 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 116
Write 112
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 79.7
132% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
98% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GEIL CL16-16-16 D4-2400 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 23.4
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 15.7
46% 16 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,318 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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