Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics77.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive96% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Very high background CPU (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory19.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateOct 14 '19 at 05:52
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 74%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64.7% Good
Memory 58.7
1-Core 97.3
2-Core 187
63% 114 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 655
63% 517 Pts
64-Core 739
46% 739 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2887 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.8% Very good
Lighting 103
Reflection 123
Parallax 104
84% 110 fps
MRender 72.3
Gravity 101
Splatting 72.2
66% 81.9 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)-$135
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 211 210 204 206 208 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Read 665
Write 336
Mixed 275
SusWrite 210
82% 371 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 30.4
99% 35.5 MB/s
DQ Read 655
DQ Write 502
DQ Mixed 308
304% 488 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96%
Great: 144%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 176 173 175 178 177 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 129
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 177
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.1% Above average
MC Read 21
MC Write 22.8
MC Mixed 19.2
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 8
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 9.3
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 132
30% 132 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 55.1%
Great: 79%

 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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