Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (99th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 1 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75% 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 Drive34.3% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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)
Memory27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 30 '20 at 02:49
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 138
2-Core 279
95% 171 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 707
76% 604 Pts
64-Core 754
47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75% Very good
Lighting 97.9
Reflection 81.7
Parallax 108
80% 95.8 fps
MRender 76.9
Gravity 80
Splatting 82.7
66% 79.8 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 75%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 285 292 260 205 203 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.3% Below average
Read 201
Write 215
Mixed 170
SusWrite 252
47% 209 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 10
4K Mixed 8.2
28% 8.73 MB/s
DQ Read 54
DQ Write 47
DQ Mixed 50.3
38% 50.4 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 34.3%
Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
345GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 296 297 265 212 211 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
37.5% Below average
Read 216
Write 222
Mixed 199
SusWrite 259
51% 224 MB/s
4K Read 9.6
4K Write 11.2
4K Mixed 10.1
33% 10.3 MB/s
DQ Read 61.6
DQ Write 54.9
DQ Mixed 57
43% 57.8 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 37.5%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMR16GX4M2A2666C16 CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 CMR16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 37.6
MC Mixed 30.9
99% 34.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 40.1
SC Mixed 29.8
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 55.5
72% 55.5 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,341 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $652
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