Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics66.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive91.7% 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.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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-A  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '18 at 20:17
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 (100th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Memory 93.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 301
100% 182 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 592
78% 588 Pts
64-Core 594
37% 594 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB; GTX 1060
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66.4% Good
Lighting 85
Reflection 80.8
Parallax 69.9
69% 78.5 fps
MRender 72.1
Gravity 74
Splatting 75.8
61% 74 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 240GB-$499
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 157 210 226 227 199 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 380
Write 271
Mixed 294
SusWrite 207
64% 288 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 43
168% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 292
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 160
152% 238 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 92%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146
3.5TB free
Firmware: FP2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 187 186 186 185 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 171
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 184
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
434% 3.27 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 2400 C16 Series 2400 C16 Series 12GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.4% Average
MC Read 17.3
MC Write 16.7
MC Mixed 13
45% 15.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 14
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 60.1
67% 60.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 65%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,311 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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HDDRAMUSB
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