Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 10:49
Run Duration58 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 95.6
1-Core 136
2-Core 273
94% 168 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 538
72% 540 Pts
64-Core 540
33% 540 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 89%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OABS0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 160
Mixed 164
123% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.74
4K Write 2.06
4K Mixed 0.19
91% 1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2500 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
MC Read 31.4
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 24.8
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 32.8
SC Mixed 25.9
74% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 55.2
72% 55.2 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.8%
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 8,300 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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HDDRAMUSB
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