Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive35.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-AR  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 23:01
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.8% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 96.2
2-Core 208
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 415
8-Core 416
56% 415 Pts
64-Core 412
26% 412 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.8%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Lighting 75.6
Reflection 76.1
Parallax 64.4
62% 72 fps
MRender 68.6
Gravity 70.9
Splatting 54.6
52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 29 17 22 18 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
35.2% Below average
Read 330
Write 44
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 22.7
21% 100 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 4.4
60% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 24.7
DQ Mixed 0.2
23% 59.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 78%
Toshiba MK3259GSXPW 320GB
283GB free
Firmware: GT001A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 81 84 84 84 84 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
46.3% Average
Read 78
Write 75.8
Mixed 19
SusWrite 83.2
46% 64 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 47%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750
56GB free
Firmware: CC1H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 64 64 63 64 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
34.4% Below average
Read 56.3
Write 60.7
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 63.5
42% 56.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.4%
Great: 66%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
77.3% Very good
MC Read 27.5
MC Write 31.6
MC Mixed 24.4
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 23.1
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-AR Builds (Compare 1,085 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-AR - $160

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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