Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 189%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 164%
UFO
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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics217% 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 Drive116% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-AR  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '21 at 20:07
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%

 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 i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 89.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 246
90% 160 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 771
77% 625 Pts
64-Core 764
47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,306
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
217% Outstanding
Lighting 324
Reflection 295
Parallax 353
264% 324 fps
MRender 358
Gravity 261
Splatting 187
210% 268 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 217%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
308GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 411 357 353 355 342 328 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 410
Mixed 393
SusWrite 358
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 51.6
192% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 358
268% 357 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
75GB free
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,446
Write 2,190
Mixed 1,819
479% 2,152 MB/s
4K Read 69.4
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 97.8
329% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1512
DQ Write 1,293
DQ Mixed 1,379
1,040% 1,395 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65
282GB free
Firmware: 01.00A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 90 89 89 91 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 94.9
Write 82.1
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 89.6
58% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 53%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C17 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 32
MC Mixed 25.8
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 25.9
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 67.5
59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-AR Builds (Compare 1,085 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-AR - $160

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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