Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics88.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime7.5 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 04:13
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 (99th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.2
1-Core 135
2-Core 269
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 538
71% 533 Pts
64-Core 530
33% 530 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Lighting 113
Reflection 119
Parallax 99.8
92% 110 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 101
Splatting 103
83% 100 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
9GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 456
Write 348
Mixed 120
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 72.9
4K Mixed 35
124% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 105
126% 221 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
126GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 119 117 119 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 120
Write 89
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 118
72% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 112%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 3TB
95GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 172 174 173 181 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
Read 131
Write 101
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 174
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
78.5% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 29.6
MC Mixed 25.4
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 29.7
SC Mixed 23.8
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 65.5
61% 65.5 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,361 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: $656
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