Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive60.1% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '22 at 08:02
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 96.8
1-Core 122
2-Core 236
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 392
8-Core 634
63% 513 Pts
64-Core 631
39% 631 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Gigabyte(1458 3753) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Lighting 116
Reflection 176
Parallax 108
94% 133 fps
MRender 99.9
Gravity 108
Splatting 104
85% 104 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
GIGABYTE 240GB
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM
SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 70 31 35 35 36 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
60.1% Good
Read 317
Write 305
Mixed 292
SusWrite 79.8
56% 248 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 71
4K Mixed 29.7
112% 41.6 MB/s
DQ Read 150
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 133
114% 165 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 60.1%
Great: 89%
Toshiba MQ01ABF050 500GB-$32
0GB free
Firmware: AM0P
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 94 93 92 92 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
52% Above average
Read 89.6
Write 89.8
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 91.7
55% 75.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 52%
Great: 60%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 30
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 43.1
SC Mixed 31
92% 32.1 GB/s
Latency 51.3
78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,358 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $661
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