Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive94.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateSep 14 '19 at 17:48
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th 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 above expectations (65th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Memory 92
1-Core 113
2-Core 226
82% 144 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 374
50% 376 Pts
64-Core 401
25% 401 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85B9) 3GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (71 fps cap detected)
57.1% Above average
Lighting 70
Reflection 70.5
Parallax 61.5
57% 67.3 fps
MRender 71.7
Gravity 67.3
Splatting 70.1
57% 69.7 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 67 61 60 60 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 467
Mixed 354
SusWrite 99.1
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 49.4
182% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 259
207% 293 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 124%
Asgard AN1024NVMe-M.2/80 1TB
943GB free
Firmware: R0802C0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 1136 1268 1316 1346 1276 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
223% Outstanding
Read 1,221
Write 1,371
Mixed 856
SusWrite 1,198
262% 1,161 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 39.9
203% 82.2 MB/s
DQ Read 897
DQ Write 947
DQ Mixed 59.7
283% 635 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 223%
Great: 233%
General UDisk 2TB
2TB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.8 4.2 4.8 4.8 4.2 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
5.96% Terrible
Read 20
Write 4.2
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 4.5
9% 8.48 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
33% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.96%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.4% Average
MC Read 17.2
MC Write 16.2
MC Mixed 14.3
45% 15.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.2
SC Write 15.7
SC Mixed 15.7
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 64
62% 64 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 104%

 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $684
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