Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
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 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive112% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '19 at 03:45
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User MEX-User
Background CPU8%

 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 i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 270
93% 167 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 532
71% 530 Pts
64-Core 527
33% 527 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 143 138 139 139 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 459
Write 368
Mixed 381
SusWrite 175
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 62.3
215% 78.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 360
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
69GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 101 101 101 100 101 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 158
Write 150
Mixed 95
SusWrite 101
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 128 129 131 132 131 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 130
Write 132
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 129
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 28.3
97% 34 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 30
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 53.1
75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 102%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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