Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 28%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.5% 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 Drive56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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-K  (all builds)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161122
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '19 at 18:43
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 90.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 215
79% 138 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 419
56% 420 Pts
64-Core 421
26% 421 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.39
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.5% Below average
Lighting 38
Reflection 30.2
Parallax 37.2
31% 35.1 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 37
Splatting 34.8
30% 36.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0801C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 133 102 121 158 132 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 457
Write 7.2
Mixed 90.7
SusWrite 123
36% 170 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 19.1
89% 24.9 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 60.1
DQ Mixed 166
106% 124 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 107%
Patriot Scorch M2 256GB
136GB free
Firmware: E8FM11.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 517 237 246 251 240 250 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 668
Write 783
Mixed 639
SusWrite 290
134% 595 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 50.2
176% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 537
DQ Write 711
DQ Mixed 589
454% 612 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 127%
Great: 151%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
243GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 106 106 106 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 140
Write 144
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 106
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
40.2% Average
MC Read 14.6
MC Write 13.8
MC Mixed 11.2
38% 13.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 13.6
SC Mixed 12.6
36% 12.6 GB/s
Latency 66.9
60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 28%
This bench: 40.2%
Great: 42%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,313 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: $847
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