Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics27.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive68.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 28 '20 at 21:33
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.1% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 213
80% 138 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 410
54% 407 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 82.1%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 670-$435
Gainward(10B0 1189) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.3% Poor
Lighting 31.8
Reflection 31
Parallax 44.3
26% 35.7 fps
MRender 44.6
Gravity 36.9
Splatting 31.3
30% 37.6 fps
Poor: 25%
This bench: 27.3%
Great: 31%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZ7TD128HAFV-000L1 128GB
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT05L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 127 126 127 128 127 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 429
Write 128
Mixed 129
SusWrite 126
44% 203 MB/s
4K Read 29.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 19.2
124% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 56.3
74% 138 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 71%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400.9 2.5" 500GB-$30
466GB free
Firmware: 1003YAM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 16 22 52 26 11 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
11.7% Very poor
Read 15.7
Write 17.9
Mixed 20
SusWrite 25.1
15% 19.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.2
44% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 11.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 20.1
MC Mixed 16.6
54% 19.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 16.6
49% 17.1 GB/s
Latency 59.1
68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 63%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,311 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: $685
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