Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 191%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 166%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics222% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive93.7% 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-K  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 04 '21 at 20:45
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 141
2-Core 266
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 761
75% 613 Pts
64-Core 786
49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Lighting 332
Reflection 301
Parallax 339
270% 324 fps
MRender 368
Gravity 267
Splatting 191
215% 275 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 222%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 327 244 184 228 204 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.7% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 362
Mixed 324
SusWrite 237
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 42.4
151% 56.8 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 196
176% 264 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 103%
Sandisk PLUS 2000GB
362GB free
Firmware: UP4504RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 38 36 6.9 68 9.5 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
15.4% Very poor
Read 4.7
Write 24.2
Mixed 44.7
SusWrite 36
6% 27.4 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 22.4
4K Mixed 7.2
41% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 43.6
DQ Write 4
DQ Mixed 0.6
6% 16.1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 56%
Seagate Expansion 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 110 111 107 111 105 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 67
Write 86.9
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 108
63% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.7
192% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 17.7
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 14.6
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 14.8
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 59.3
67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $858
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