Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.4% 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 Drive203% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170323
Uptime1 Days
Run DateMar 20 '19 at 13:42
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 (98th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 93.2
1-Core 153
2-Core 302
100% 183 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 793
81% 655 Pts
64-Core 802
50% 802 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 36FD) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2579 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.35
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
90.4% Outstanding
Lighting 107
Reflection 126
Parallax 96.3
88% 110 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 133
Splatting 107
96% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69
349GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 938 909 899 882 876 879 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
203% Outstanding
Read 1,680
Write 1081
Mixed 719
SusWrite 897
243% 1,094 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 52
146% 49.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,196
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 578
478% 711 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 203%
Great: 262%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140
288GB free
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 456 372 252 250 253 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 335
Write 236
Mixed 323
SusWrite 334
69% 307 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 36.9
141% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 338
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 319
243% 328 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 98%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
450GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 111 112 112 111 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 126
Write 93.7
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 111
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 88%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40
218GB free
Firmware: AX0A4M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 79 79 79 78 79 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
44.7% Average
Read 77.5
Write 64.3
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 78.2
45% 62.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.7%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2333 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
43% Average
MC Read 14.9
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.4
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 13.1
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 14.1
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 43%
Great: 58%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,314 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: 68% - Good Total price: $847
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