Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory60.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 12 '19 at 16:15
Run Duration75 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 694
69% 564 Pts
64-Core 722
45% 722 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 120
Parallax 97.6
90% 109 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 104
Splatting 102
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 88%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,756
Write 1387
Mixed 590
274% 1,244 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 55.8
230% 84.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,077
DQ Write 1,048
DQ Mixed 663
608% 929 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
94% Outstanding
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 37.7
MC Mixed 28.8
94% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 40.5
SC Mixed 29.3
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 59.4
67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 94%
Great: 135%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,321 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: $659
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