Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive103% 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.
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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 17 '18 at 04:24
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 523
8-Core 824
83% 674 Pts
64-Core 825
51% 825 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
PNY(196E 11A0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2077 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.7% Very good
Lighting 92.3
Reflection 112
Parallax 105
75% 103 fps
MRender 98.8
Gravity 95.9
Splatting 96.7
80% 97.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LHF002C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 264 266 267 268 267 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 279
Mixed 282
SusWrite 265
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 50.5
176% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 177
156% 234 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 103%
Great: 117%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
310GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 129 131 130 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
75.7% Very good
Read 134
Write 128
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 130
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
737GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 171 165 169 168 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 140
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 166
93% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
83% Excellent
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 23.7
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 31.8
SC Mixed 26.4
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 83%
Great: 117%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,321 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $636
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