Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30% 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 Drive100% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime15 Days
Run DateOct 29 '20 at 16:17
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Memory 90.6
1-Core 118
2-Core 231
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 459
62% 460 Pts
64-Core 447
28% 447 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
Asus(1043 85D8) 2GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
30% Below average
Lighting 37.7
Reflection 26.3
Parallax 32.6
31% 32.2 fps
MRender 37
Gravity 35
Splatting 33.6
29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 30%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB-$67
560GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61110RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 431 430 454 456 461 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 454
Mixed 271
SusWrite 438
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 59.1
4K Mixed 37.8
126% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 249
215% 318 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 100%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
77.6% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 25.5
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 29.6
SC Mixed 23.9
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 66.4
60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,358 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $661
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