Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics50% 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 Drive94.4% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-AR  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 14 '20 at 03:14
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-6100-$76
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
74.1% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 117
2-Core 188
79% 132 Pts
4-Core 320
8-Core 321
43% 321 Pts
64-Core 319
20% 319 Pts
Poor: 29%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.20
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
50% Above average
Lighting 62.4
Reflection 63.8
Parallax 85.6
51% 70.6 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 60.8
Splatting 54.3
48% 60 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 50%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 359 403 406 275 199 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 438
Mixed 421
SusWrite 332
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 53.2
4K Mixed 41.4
141% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 93.1
DQ Mixed 170
142% 215 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 123%
USB DISK 2.0 32GB
25GB free, PID 4300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 7.9 8 8.1 7.9 8 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
7.77% Terrible
Read 29.8
Write 9.5
Mixed 9
SusWrite 7.7
16% 14 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
28% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.77%
Great: 28%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB
111GB free, PID 2336
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 39 39 39 39 38 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
18.4% Very poor
Read 38.2
Write 37
Mixed 34.4
SusWrite 38.5
50% 37 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
77% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 18.4%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
79.5% Very good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 24.3
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 25.3
68% 23.9 GB/s
Latency 61.8
65% 61.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-AR Builds (Compare 1,085 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-AR - $160

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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HDDRAMUSB
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