Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive115% 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateSep 11 '18 at 14:14
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 466
62% 467 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 265 320 264 223 238 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 883
Write 751
Mixed 566
SusWrite 262
137% 616 MB/s
4K Read 30.9
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 37.1
137% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 543
DQ Write 444
DQ Mixed 200
230% 396 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 115%
Great: 291%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 4TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 276 281 283 276 285 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
131% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 94.5
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 279
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 131%
Great: 134%
ASMT 2115 750GB
613GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 98 87 95 91 88 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 124
Write 101
Mixed 63.3
SusWrite 90.9
123% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
108% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
74.3% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 22
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 22.4
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $847
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