Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics92.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 19 '18 at 18:12
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GTM-User
Background CPU 28%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 89
1-Core 141
2-Core 283
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 776
79% 639 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.4% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 122
Parallax 104
96% 114 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 106
Splatting 108
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$25
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 64 115 89 77 59 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 322
Write 240
Mixed 20
SusWrite 80.1
36% 165 MB/s
4K Read 9.3
4K Write 74.7
4K Mixed 15.6
74% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 216
DQ Mixed 29.5
66% 134 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 163 164 164 164 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 147
Write 96.2
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 163
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 105%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
540GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 154 154 154 152 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
78.1% Very good
Read 117
Write 122
Mixed 31
SusWrite 154
76% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.9
353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.8% Average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 14
MC Mixed 12
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.9
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 14
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,307 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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