Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive171% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161205
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 15 '16 at 09:12
Run Duration82 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 98.1
1-Core 137
2-Core 272
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 535
8-Core 536
72% 536 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8504) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.19
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
61.3% Good
Lighting 77.6
Reflection 81.7
Parallax 72.3
63% 77.2 fps
MRender 79.2
Gravity 70.6
Splatting 64.4
58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 66%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB-$300
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C4005T2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
171% Outstanding
Read 1,150
Write 1,113
Mixed 982
241% 1,081 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 19
143% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 396
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 19.5
109% 251 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 171%
Great: 181%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 43.9
MC Mixed 32.8
111% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 43.2
SC Mixed 31.5
94% 32.8 GB/s
Latency 45.6
88% 45.6 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,302 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $693
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