Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics101% 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 Drive81.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory18.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180622
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 08 '22 at 17:44
Run Duration232 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 52%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
63.5% Good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 71
2-Core 79.9
52% 77.5 Pts
4-Core 247
8-Core 434
41% 340 Pts
64-Core 512
32% 512 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 133
Parallax 122
103% 127 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 135
Splatting 114
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 159 154 159 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Read 178
Write 176
Mixed 83
SusWrite 156
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 0.7
8% 3.57 MB/s
DQ Read 0.8
DQ Write 10.4
DQ Mixed 1
2% 4.07 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 23%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1203AB
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 54 53 53 53 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Read 473
Write 395
Mixed 380
SusWrite 83.3
74% 333 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 88.8
4K Mixed 40.6
140% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 244
204% 294 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 92%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150
636GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1507 1564 1637 1687 1671 1581 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 1,665
Write 1,638
Mixed 1,321
SusWrite 1,608
351% 1,558 MB/s
4K Read 40.9
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 62.8
192% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,097
DQ Write 932
DQ Mixed 1,008
757% 1,012 MB/s
Poor: 223%
This bench: 270%
Great: 435%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ DDR4 2400 2OZ G.SKILL F4-2400C15-8GVR G.SKILL F4-2400C15-8GVR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
58.8% Above average
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 19.5
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 15.8
40% 14.1 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,317 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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