Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics61.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '21 at 19:56
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 23%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 88.3
1-Core 139
2-Core 274
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 499
56% 437 Pts
64-Core 503
31% 503 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2227 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
61.5% Good
Lighting 76.4
Reflection 79.6
Parallax 75
62% 77 fps
MRender 73.9
Gravity 75.3
Splatting 71.4
60% 73.5 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 490
Write 477
Mixed 398
102% 455 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 62.8
216% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 358
269% 359 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
87GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,529
Write 2,211
Mixed 1,847
488% 2,196 MB/s
4K Read 64.4
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 91.8
306% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,780
DQ Write 1,476
DQ Mixed 1,574
1,193% 1610 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 410%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
113GB free
Firmware: CC49
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 136 132 122 125 146 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 163
Write 135
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 132
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
74.1% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 23
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 27.9
SC Mixed 23.3
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 69.2
58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 74.1%
Great: 89%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,314 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $847
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