Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics33.1% 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 Drive224% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '19 at 19:23
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 143
2-Core 285
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 781
79% 640 Pts
64-Core 792
49% 792 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Asus(1043 85CD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.1% Below average
Lighting 41.9
Reflection 31.2
Parallax 42.2
34% 38.5 fps
MRender 38.5
Gravity 40.1
Splatting 36
31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1277 305 308 310 310 307 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1,784
Write 1,434
Mixed 559
SusWrite 469
235% 1,062 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 60.9
233% 91.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,089
DQ Write 1,281
DQ Mixed 732
677% 1,034 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 224%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. Team-Elite-2400 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.4% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 12.9
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 46.4%
Great: 88%

 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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