Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics52.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive78.6% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 30 '18 at 09:42
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th 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% Outstanding
Memory 96.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 291
98% 178 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 549
75% 557 Pts
64-Core 556
34% 556 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 97%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399
CLim: 977 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 18.7.1
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
52.8% Above average
Lighting 65.5
Reflection 58.4
Parallax 85.8
53% 69.9 fps
MRender 58.3
Gravity 52.3
Splatting 73.9
52% 61.5 fps
Poor: 41%
This bench: 52.8%
Great: 50%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Mushkin ECO2 240GB-$109
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 603ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 149 158 143 148 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 331
Write 234
Mixed 269
SusWrite 149
55% 246 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 39.8
154% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 175
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 171
138% 194 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 83%
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
90GB free
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 198 142 146 148 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 452
Write 276
Mixed 305
SusWrite 188
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 19.6
82% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 122
DQ Write 87.9
DQ Mixed 41.7
48% 83.7 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 59%
Great: 56%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
420GB free
Firmware: GG2OACY0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 95 95 94 94 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
56.3% Above average
Read 102
Write 86.7
Mixed 39
SusWrite 94.8
59% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 135 145 147 145 147 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
56.1% Above average
Read 51
Write 105
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 143
66% 90 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.4
188% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 56.1%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 43
MC Mixed 35.9
112% 39.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 44.3
SC Mixed 31.1
93% 32.7 GB/s
Latency 51.8
77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 110%
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 8,338 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: $664
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