Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics128% 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.
Boot Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory21.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 06 '18 at 21:53
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 (99th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 84.5
1-Core 63.4
2-Core 224
68% 124 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 425
58% 434 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 196
Parallax 179
144% 184 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 177
Splatting 127
115% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 120GB-$35
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 104 102 101 102 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 470
Mixed 346
SusWrite 139
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 52.9
192% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 263
225% 330 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
151GB free
Firmware: UF3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 94 129 151 127 147 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Read 440
Write 169
Mixed 281
SusWrite 130
56% 255 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 18.8
79% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 98.8
DQ Write 78.5
DQ Mixed 27.8
37% 68.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 56%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 88 67 94 60 99 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
59.5% Above average
Read 124
Write 25.5
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 83
50% 68.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.9
141% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 59.5%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
74% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 28.6
MC Mixed 24.6
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 27.5
SC Mixed 21.2
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 74%
Great: 134%

 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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