Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 23%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics30.4% 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 Drive56.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 18 '18 at 21:44
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User LTU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 82.4
1-Core 109
2-Core 216
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 424
57% 424 Pts
64-Core 423
26% 423 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30.4% Below average
Lighting 38.7
Reflection 26.7
Parallax 32.8
32% 32.7 fps
MRender 37
Gravity 33.7
Splatting 33.2
28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 30.4%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Green SATA M.2 120GB-$47
25GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 71 64 59 66 51 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
56.5% Above average
Read 489
Write 264
Mixed 6.2
SusWrite 64.2
45% 206 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 24.1
85% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 86.1
DQ Mixed 35.1
56% 112 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 73%
Kingston SSDNow KC400 128GB-$75
46GB free
Firmware: SAFM001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 227 216 227 199 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 402
Mixed 302
SusWrite 229
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 41.2
159% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 66.6
129% 257 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 320GB-$54
79GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 67 69 69 70 69 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
43.7% Average
Read 83
Write 79.8
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 69
53% 71.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 43.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 Corsair CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 12GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
60.6% Good
MC Read 22.1
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 18.6
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 19.2
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 76.1
52% 76.1 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,320 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $684
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