Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.77% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive246% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '17 at 00:12
Run Duration84 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.6% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 273
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 733
73% 594 Pts
64-Core 753
47% 753 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.77% Terrible
Lighting 8.13
Reflection 12
Parallax 7.81
7% 9.32 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 7.4
Splatting 16.2
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.77%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,295
Write 1,065
Mixed 1,125
328% 1,495 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 51.8
222% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 550
DQ Write 430
DQ Mixed 199
228% 393 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 246%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
74.8% Very good
MC Read 27.1
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23.7
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 21.4
64% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 78%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,311 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $858
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