Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics5.81% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateOct 28 '18 at 18:21
Run Duration166 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 141
2-Core 269
95% 169 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 757
76% 619 Pts
64-Core 787
49% 787 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro 2000
Nvidia(10DE 084A) 1GB
CLim: 625 MHz, MLim: 652 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 354.67
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
5.81% Terrible
Lighting 7.13
Reflection 8.81
Parallax 6.19
6% 7.38 fps
MRender 4.05
Gravity 8
Splatting 8.48
6% 6.84 fps
Poor: 6%
This bench: 5.81%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST3250624AS 512GB
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4B6Q
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 8970
Write 8,238
Mixed 8,141
1,886% 8,450 MB/s
4K Read 513
4K Write 242
4K Mixed 304
1,296% 353 MB/s
DQ Read 1,385
DQ Write 835
DQ Mixed 959
755% 1,060 MB/s
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
1TB free
Firmware: 1D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 89 89 89 87 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 160
Write 104
Mixed 118
SusWrite 88.6
88% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 85%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
805GB free
Firmware: 0739
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 170 167 170 169 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 104
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 168
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 31.1
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 39.9
SC Mixed 29.4
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 53.4
75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,321 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $659
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