Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.6% 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 Drive150% 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.
Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime6.1 Days
Run DateMay 22 '19 at 20:47
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 32%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 80.5
1-Core 110
2-Core 189
73% 127 Pts
4-Core 394
8-Core 422
54% 408 Pts
64-Core 435
27% 435 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
Asus(1043 0501) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1300 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.4.3
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
36.6% Below average
Lighting 41
Reflection 52.1
Parallax 44.7
33% 45.9 fps
MRender 60.3
Gravity 48.9
Splatting 49.1
43% 52.8 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 36.6%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8000 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$236
208GB free (System drive)
Firmware: C2.1.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 800 274 378 315 312 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
150% Outstanding
Read 846
Write 998
Mixed 792
SusWrite 494
176% 782 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 51.2
181% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 649
DQ Write 718
DQ Mixed 666
506% 678 MB/s
Poor: 110%
This bench: 150%
Great: 184%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
102GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 142 142 143 143 142 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 141
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 142
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2666 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
81.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 27.5
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 30.7
SC Mixed 22.7
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 100%

 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $670
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