Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.9% 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 Drive190% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime1 Days
Run DateAug 27 '19 at 08:19
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 121
2-Core 220
84% 145 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 614
62% 506 Pts
64-Core 692
43% 692 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Lighting 45
Reflection 31.4
Parallax 38.1
37% 38.2 fps
MRender 37.9
Gravity 41.5
Splatting 36.7
32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 209 198 188 182 180 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
190% Outstanding
Read 1,399
Write 1207
Mixed 944
SusWrite 230
210% 945 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 74.2
235% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 1,101
DQ Mixed 996
762% 1,025 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 190%
Great: 280%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 193 195 196 195 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 154
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 194
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB
2TB free, PID a202
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 116 116 116 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
50% Above average
Read 125
Write 121
Mixed 48.5
SusWrite 116
136% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 50%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3265 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 35.1
MC Mixed 28.3
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 36.5
SC Mixed 28
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,311 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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HDDRAMUSB
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