Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '20 at 20:51
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 29%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 130
2-Core 233
88% 153 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 668
67% 544 Pts
64-Core 583
36% 583 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
Nvidia(10DE 1151) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70% Good
Lighting 89.4
Reflection 92.9
Parallax 83.2
73% 88.5 fps
MRender 79.3
Gravity 80.9
Splatting 76.3
64% 78.9 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 480
Write 440
Mixed 376
96% 432 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 56.1
193% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 342
DQ Mixed 350
266% 357 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
6GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 486
Write 465
Mixed 390
100% 447 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 57.3
198% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 347
DQ Mixed 357
270% 363 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB-$130
371GB free
Firmware: CC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 109 112 107 110 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
60.2% Good
Read 101
Write 90
Mixed 56.3
SusWrite 109
65% 89 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4-3000C15-4GVRB F4-3000C15-4GVR F4-3000C15-4GVRB F4-3000C15-4GVR 16GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.2% Excellent
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 32.1
MC Mixed 27.3
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 25.6
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 54.6
73% 54.6 ns
Poor: 84%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,347 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $648
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