Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory18.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 26 '20 at 12:23
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 81.3
1-Core 98.7
2-Core 232
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 428
56% 422 Pts
64-Core 456
28% 456 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 118
Parallax 124
101% 122 fps
MRender 168
Gravity 111
Splatting 98.9
100% 126 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX300 240GB-$43
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M2CR010
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 474
Write 413
Mixed 212
81% 366 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 71.9
4K Mixed 37.9
132% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 136
DQ Mixed 43
80% 164 MB/s
Poor: 65% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
224GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 45 52 49 63 67 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
29.6% Poor
Read 51
Write 38.5
Mixed 10.7
SusWrite 52.2
28% 38.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 29.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 24.2
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 24.4
SC Mixed 17.9
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 78.2
51% 78.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 69%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,323 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $644
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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