Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 158%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 106%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 133%
UFO
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics163% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive291% 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-K  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '19 at 17:49
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU1%
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 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 i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 158
2-Core 314
104% 190 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 748
79% 632 Pts
64-Core 728
45% 728 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 1E07) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
163% Outstanding
Lighting 229
Reflection 240
Parallax 236
187% 235 fps
MRender 259
Gravity 226
Splatting 137
162% 207 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 163%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1215 643 649 645 649 644 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
291% Outstanding
Read 3,024
Write 2,343
Mixed 757
SusWrite 741
379% 1,716 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 54.1
213% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 1,152
DQ Write 1,547
DQ Mixed 1,063
883% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 291%
Great: 313%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
70GB free
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 129 78 77 75 77 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.4% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 448
Mixed 395
SusWrite 148
83% 371 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 51.1
179% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 244
203% 292 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 98.4%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
941GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 138 141 139 139 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Read 134
Write 134
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 139
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
200GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 138 139 139 139 140 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Read 136
Write 82.2
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 138
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 28.6
102% 35.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.9
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 32.4
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 47.8
84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $867
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