Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 58%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics68.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '21 at 08:58
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 25%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 1.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
47.4% Average
Memory 64.9
1-Core 54.4
2-Core 95.2
45% 71.5 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 202
24% 186 Pts
64-Core 220
14% 220 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
68.9% Good
Lighting 91.8
Reflection 88.8
Parallax 77.7
75% 86.1 fps
MRender 66
Gravity 75.2
Splatting 69.3
57% 70.2 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
441GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 439 419 415 447 370 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 445
Mixed 423
SusWrite 419
99% 439 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 87.4
4K Mixed 55.9
176% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 344
250% 323 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 114%
Great: 129%
Adata SU630 240GB
166GB free
Firmware: R1210A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 6.3 31 39 6 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
32.2% Below average
Read 470
Write 330
Mixed 10
SusWrite 44.7
47% 214 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.4
40% 10.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 32.2%
Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 32 96 119 101 166 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 130
Write 106
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 90
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0
96% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GF2400C16K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
35.3% Below average
MC Read 12.1
MC Write 13.3
MC Mixed 11.3
35% 12.2 GB/s
SC Read 8.1
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 10.7
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 35.3%
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 8,321 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $659
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