Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics132% 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 Drive36.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 09 '20 at 08:50
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
67.1% Good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 124
2-Core 212
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 322
8-Core 329
43% 325 Pts
64-Core 326
20% 326 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 194
Parallax 181
151% 186 fps
MRender 125
Gravity 186
Splatting 127
118% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
415GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 220 263 311 268 303 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
36.5% Below average
Read 165
Write 108
Mixed 92.3
SusWrite 268
36% 158 MB/s
4K Read 12.7
4K Write 19.8
4K Mixed 9.8
42% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 16.4
DQ Write 17.8
DQ Mixed 16.5
13% 16.9 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 36.5%
Great: 102%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125
294GB free
Firmware: GH2OA440
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 113 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 112
Write 116
Mixed 22.2
SusWrite 115
66% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.1% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 14.6
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 17.1
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 83.2
48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 47.1%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,307 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $693
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