Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive124% 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.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 29 '18 at 18:19
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$234
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 94.8
1-Core 136
2-Core 254
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 709
69% 566 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-Ti-$362
Asus(1043 841E) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
26.2% Poor
Lighting 31.2
Reflection 32.2
Parallax 40.7
26% 34.7 fps
MRender 39.7
Gravity 37.4
Splatting 27
28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 23%
This bench: 26.2%
Great: 29%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
ST2000DM001-1ER164 120GB
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 492
Mixed 503
112% 499 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 51.3
193% 71.5 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 118
145% 255 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 124%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$37
992GB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
95% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 152
Mixed 166
125% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.18
70% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 95%
Great: 114%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7
14GB free, PID 0243
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
25.5% Poor
Read 105
Write 19.7
Mixed 26.9
48% 50.6 MB/s
4K Read 11.5
4K Write 1.05
4K Mixed 0.02
79% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 25.5%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FBD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
89.3% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 28.1
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 34.4
SC Mixed 27.5
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 57.7
69% 57.7 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 89.3%
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 8,464 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $813
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