Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.8% 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 Drive119% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '21 at 15:28
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 94.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 287
96% 175 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 529
71% 528 Pts
64-Core 575
36% 575 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.8% Excellent
Lighting 100
Reflection 152
Parallax 100
82% 117 fps
MRender 94.4
Gravity 103
Splatting 101
82% 99.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 261 250 243 255 242 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 450
Mixed 380
SusWrite 264
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 63.8
220% 78.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 354
266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34
769GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 151 152 151 152 149 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Read 139
Write 63.4
Mixed 77
SusWrite 149
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2473 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 33
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 30.2
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 27.6
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 58.8
68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,299 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $693
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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