Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics95.6% 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 Drive50.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-A  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '20 at 17:47
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.7
1-Core 144
2-Core 284
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 788
80% 646 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7755
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.87% Terrible
Lighting 8.13
Reflection 12.2
Parallax 9.34
7% 9.88 fps
MRender 12.8
Gravity 6.93
Splatting 16.5
10% 12.1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.87%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.6% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 139
Parallax 120
100% 127 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 121
Splatting 105
88% 107 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 77 77 70 70 77 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
50.5% Above average
Read 478
Write 384
Mixed 214
SusWrite 83.4
64% 290 MB/s
4K Read 13.2
4K Write 46.6
4K Mixed 8.2
55% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 20.8
76% 162 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 86%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200
453GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 488 491 492 490 266 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 492
Mixed 400
SusWrite 452
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 54.9
195% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 359
270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 125%
Great: 122%
WD Black 4TB (2016)-$174
3TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 144 136 136 145 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 200
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 142
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 0.8
244% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
72% Very good
MC Read 27.6
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 20.2
72% 25 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 22.6
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 72%
Great: 88%

 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
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