Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 53.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics6.27% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory15.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime10.1 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 23:34
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (27th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$170
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
53.9% Above average
Memory 39.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 260
73% 145 Pts
4-Core 382
8-Core 434
53% 408 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 53.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
6.27% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 6.7
Parallax 7.8
6% 7.17 fps
MRender 7.6
Gravity 7.1
Splatting 11.3
7% 8.67 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.27%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 61.7
Reflection 9.1
Parallax 63.4
50% 44.7 fps
Splatting 26.5
27% 26.5 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$84
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,753
Write 1571
Mixed 1,198
335% 1,508 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 50.2
151% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,062
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 863
654% 886 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
607GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 102 101 104 104 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
69.9% Good
Read 142
Write 92.5
Mixed 69.7
SusWrite 102
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 DDR4 3000 2OZ Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
39.5% Below average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 13.8
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 5.3
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 11.3
25% 8.7 GB/s
Latency 204
20% 204 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.5%
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 8,464 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $804
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