Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics109% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive315% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '19 at 22:08
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User EST-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 159
2-Core 319
104% 192 Pts
4-Core 618
8-Core 892
94% 755 Pts
64-Core 888
55% 888 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 106%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.71
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 155
Parallax 143
116% 147 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 140
Splatting 112
100% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
209GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 945 654 647 653 650 647 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
315% Outstanding
Read 2,555
Write 2,353
Mixed 1,665
SusWrite 699
406% 1,818 MB/s
4K Read 71.1
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 99.1
340% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,556
DQ Write 1,372
DQ Mixed 1,428
1,081% 1,452 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 315%
Great: 340%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
98GB free
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 290 292 294 294 294 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,172
Write 1,416
Mixed 847
SusWrite 468
271% 1,226 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 62.9
264% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,170
DQ Write 1,262
DQ Mixed 712
675% 1048 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 249%
Great: 236%
Samsung MZ7TE128HMGR-000H1 128GB
95GB free
Firmware: EXT09H0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 134 134 134 134 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 309
Write 138
Mixed 131
SusWrite 134
39% 178 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 51.8
4K Mixed 17.2
88% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 198
DQ Write 52.3
DQ Mixed 47.3
55% 99.2 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 33
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 32
96% 33.7 GB/s
Latency 51
78% 51 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 106%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,310 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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