Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics35.5% 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 Drive65.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 19 '18 at 07:35
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 22%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 79.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 275
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 466
8-Core 729
74% 597 Pts
64-Core 721
45% 721 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Lighting 46.4
Reflection 31.3
Parallax 37.8
38% 38.5 fps
MRender 36.9
Gravity 40.9
Splatting 36.3
31% 38 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3K87RA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 169 93 76 61 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 445
Write 418
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 134
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 19.2
105% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 241
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 92.3
98% 165 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 88%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
765GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 140 138 140 141 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Read 153
Write 134
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 140
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
32.2% Below average
MC Read 12.8
MC Write 10.3
MC Mixed 9
31% 10.7 GB/s
SC Read 10
SC Write 8
SC Mixed 9.9
27% 9.3 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 21%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,314 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: $847
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