Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics36.3% 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 Drive57.9% 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.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime2.3 Days
Run DateMar 11 '17 at 18:40
Run Duration184 Seconds
Run User KGZ-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 84.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 219
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 434
56% 421 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Lighting 46.9
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 39.2
38% 39.4 fps
MRender 39
Gravity 42.7
Splatting 37.9
32% 39.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
57.9% Above average
Read 489
Write 198
Mixed 224
66% 304 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 39.1
4K Mixed 10.4
78% 26.2 MB/s
DQ Read 29.4
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 7.64
30% 61.3 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 82%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB
274GB free
Firmware: CC38 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
63% Good
Read 112
Write 107
Mixed 109
83% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.73
4K Mixed 0.36
92% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 63%
Great: 71%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
55GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 74.9
Write 75.7
Mixed 68.5
55% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.59
4K Mixed 0.32
90% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 43%
ADATA HD710 1TB
255GB free, PID a15a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 72.3
Write 70
Mixed 68.8
90% 70.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.51
4K Mixed 0.19
60% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FARG 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2187 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.3% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 24.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23.2
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 72.7
55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,331 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $654
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