Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.7% 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 Drive278% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory9.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateDec 02 '18 at 02:31
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 151
2-Core 287
98% 177 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 855
84% 688 Pts
64-Core 837
52% 837 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 114
Parallax 105
82% 106 fps
MRender 99
Gravity 95.6
Splatting 102
81% 98.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1305 304 305 305 303 305 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 2,472
Write 1,471
Mixed 1,237
SusWrite 471
312% 1,413 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 92.6
325% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 1,266
DQ Mixed 1014
796% 1,087 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 278%
Great: 280%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB
616GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 760 893 890 911 916 918 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 968
Write 903
Mixed 631
SusWrite 881
190% 846 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 61.8
219% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 465
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 485
392% 544 MB/s
Poor: 120%
This bench: 186%
Great: 445%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JA0OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 97 97 98 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 102
Write 98.5
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 97.5
61% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
73.3% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 20.7
72% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.7
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 60
67% 60 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 95%

 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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