Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive87.1% 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.
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)
Memory5.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateAug 28 '19 at 02:01
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 669
71% 569 Pts
64-Core 666
41% 666 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6581) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 145
Parallax 122
109% 133 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 132
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 128GB
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM11.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 346 150 154 165 125 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Read 638
Write 452
Mixed 211
SusWrite 207
83% 377 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 23.7
136% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 317
207% 242 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 131%
Samsung MZ7TE128HMGR-000L1 128GB
52GB free
Firmware: EXT06L0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 132 132 133 133 133 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.6% Very good
Read 508
Write 135
Mixed 163
SusWrite 133
51% 235 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 97.4
4K Mixed 21.5
132% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 140
DQ Mixed 64.6
95% 183 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
74.5% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 28.5
MC Mixed 20.9
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 23.8
66% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 77%

 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $671
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