Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84% 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 Drive82.8% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '17 at 22:33
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 16%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Memory 91.3
1-Core 141
2-Core 282
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 784
78% 636 Pts
64-Core 753
47% 753 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
84% Excellent
Lighting 106
Reflection 115
Parallax 111
86% 110 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 97
Splatting 97.7
80% 97.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Spark 256GB
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 497
Write 439
Mixed 452
103% 463 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 7.66
90% 39 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 16.9
77% 171 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$40
801GB free
Firmware: 80.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 108
Write 118
Mixed 116
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 2.16
4K Mixed 0.29
98% 1.02 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
39.9% Below average
MC Read 13.9
MC Write 13.5
MC Mixed 11
37% 12.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 14.4
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 39.9%
Great: 76%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,307 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: 68% - Good Total price: $859
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HDDRAMUSB
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