Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 243%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 206%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics306% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 25 '22 at 00:11
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 85.6
1-Core 136
2-Core 258
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 625
65% 524 Pts
64-Core 700
43% 700 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4090-$1,847
CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 526.47
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
306% Outstanding
Lighting 436
Reflection 544
Parallax 768
355% 582 fps
MRender 519
Gravity 561
Splatting 303
361% 461 fps
Poor: 303%
This bench: 306%
Great: 407%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
6GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,567
Write 2,278
Mixed 1,483
468% 2,109 MB/s
4K Read 59.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 62.6
232% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 947
DQ Write 780
DQ Mixed 892
660% 873 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
221GB free
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1290 1294 1291 1293 993 1255 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
257% Outstanding
Read 1,469
Write 1,290
Mixed 1,271
SusWrite 1,236
296% 1,316 MB/s
4K Read 59.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 79.9
256% 86.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,060
DQ Write 846
DQ Mixed 965
719% 957 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 257%
Great: 372%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBR2 BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.9% Excellent
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.3
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 32.7
SC Mixed 23.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 71.5
56% 71.5 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,302 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $693
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