Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive108% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 24 '20 at 03:18
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 129
2-Core 261
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 716
74% 595 Pts
64-Core 704
44% 704 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM01D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 361 361 360 360 362 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 355
Mixed 267
SusWrite 361
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 42
168% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 130
154% 270 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 108%
Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
233GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1446 408 409 409 409 408 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
285% Outstanding
Read 2,497
Write 1,599
Mixed 1,362
SusWrite 582
335% 1,510 MB/s
4K Read 64.9
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 91.5
315% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,000
DQ Write 1316
DQ Mixed 1,159
875% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 285%
Great: 302%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 188 203 202 203 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 152
Mixed 76
SusWrite 199
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
82% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 40.2
MC Write 41.6
MC Mixed 29
106% 36.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 40.9
SC Mixed 32
90% 31.4 GB/s
Latency 51.3
78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 104%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,319 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $684
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk 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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