Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics52.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive127% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-AR  (all builds)
Memory9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime41.5 Days
Run DateDec 03 '21 at 02:27
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 91.9
1-Core 141
2-Core 235
89% 156 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 543
71% 536 Pts
64-Core 538
33% 538 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 92%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.6% Above average
Lighting 66.6
Reflection 64.5
Parallax 92.7
54% 74.6 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 73.6
Splatting 47.7
49% 62.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
129GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 452 450 461 459 464 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 450
Mixed 444
SusWrite 453
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 60.8
203% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 295
240% 342 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 127%
Great: 125%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29
214GB free
Firmware: M6CR013
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 105 100 104 105 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
88.6% Excellent
Read 500
Write 438
Mixed 413
SusWrite 120
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 34.9
164% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 0.5
77% 182 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 88.6%
Great: 92%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.3% Good
MC Read 24.7
MC Write 25.3
MC Mixed 20.1
67% 23.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 25.3
SC Mixed 20.9
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 90%

 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: $686
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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