Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics7.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive78.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 16 '21 at 17:04
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 800
86% 687 Pts
64-Core 802
50% 802 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 640
Gigabyte(1458 353E) 2GB
CLim: 1045 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
7.5% Terrible
Lighting 8.8
Reflection 8.4
Parallax 10.2
7% 9.13 fps
MRender 8.4
Gravity 11.8
Splatting 9.6
8% 9.93 fps
Poor: 5%
This bench: 7.5%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 120GB
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 332ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 125 127 124 125 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
78.9% Very good
Read 377
Write 144
Mixed 202
SusWrite 123
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 38.4
162% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 147
114% 158 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 78.9%
Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 177 174 176 178 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 150
Mixed 87.4
SusWrite 176
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 38.9
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 28.5
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 44.7
SC Mixed 33.1
97% 33.8 GB/s
Latency 52.1
77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,310 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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