Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateApr 13 '21 at 07:16
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 87.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 249
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 651
69% 551 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
121% Outstanding
Lighting 160
Reflection 185
Parallax 179
131% 175 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 179
Splatting 123
117% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 121%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z22000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 310 333 323 329 314 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
73% Very good
Read 344
Write 332
Mixed 225
SusWrite 304
68% 301 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 13.5
106% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 89
109% 188 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 73%
Great: 86%
Seagate Expansion 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0708
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 40 41 41 41 41 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
22.3% Poor
Read 37.8
Write 40.3
Mixed 32.4
SusWrite 38.4
28% 37.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.6
198% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 22.3%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.5% Above average
MC Read 22
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 18.3
57% 19.8 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 16.4
45% 15.7 GB/s
Latency 70.1
57% 70.1 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 56.5%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,310 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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