Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180328
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 24 '18 at 07:10
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 49%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 93.7
1-Core 134
2-Core 248
90% 159 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 526
67% 506 Pts
64-Core 508
31% 508 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.6% Good
Lighting 81.1
Reflection 80.7
Parallax 69.4
66% 77.1 fps
MRender 73.3
Gravity 75.4
Splatting 76.8
62% 75.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 187 160 150 150 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 453
Write 429
Mixed 364
SusWrite 191
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 56.4
199% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 354
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 107%
Great: 124%
SK hynix BC501 HFM256GDJTNG-8310A 256GB
235GB free
Firmware: 80002C00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 365 366 362 366 367 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
155% Outstanding
Read 862
Write 568
Mixed 714
SusWrite 378
141% 630 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 65.1
219% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 571
DQ Write 736
DQ Mixed 622
478% 643 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 155%
Great: 164%
WD WD5000AZLX-00K4KA0 500GB
366GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 162 160 163 162 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 167
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 161
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G Crucial CT8G4DFD824A.C16FE 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 24.8
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 60.6
66% 60.6 ns
Poor: 76%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,325 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: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $644
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