Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics10.3% 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 Drive80.8% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-AR  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJan 28 '17 at 14:39
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 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 i3-7100-$56
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 94.2
1-Core 125
2-Core 240
87% 153 Pts
4-Core 347
8-Core 348
46% 347 Pts
64-Core 340
21% 340 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 77%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 550-Ti-$250
EVGA(3842 1556) 1GB
CLim: 951 MHz, MLim: 1089 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 378.49
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
10.3% Very poor
Lighting 11.6
Reflection 13.6
Parallax 9.81
10% 11.7 fps
MRender 16.1
Gravity 12
Splatting 15.8
12% 14.6 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 10.3%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
273GB free
Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Read 460
Write 330
Mixed 338
83% 376 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 25.9
116% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 347
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 43.6
97% 204 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 86.1%
Great: 99%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 516
Write 322
Mixed 346
87% 395 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 70.2
4K Mixed 10.3
101% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 235
DQ Mixed 45.1
96% 198 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 91%
OCZ AGILITY3 60GB
47GB free
Firmware: 2.25 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
39% Below average
Read 183
Write 59.7
Mixed 87.1
24% 110 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 11.6
88% 33.2 MB/s
DQ Read 67.6
DQ Write 59.3
DQ Mixed 19.4
27% 48.8 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 39%
Great: 51%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
22GB free
Firmware: 1.5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 440
Write 383
Mixed 385
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 35.9
152% 60.3 MB/s
DQ Read 350
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 118
147% 260 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 102%
Great: 104%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
931GB free, PID 0202
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 104
Write 102
Mixed 69.7
115% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.44
4K Write 1.65
4K Mixed 0.18
64% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 29.9
MC Write 32.7
MC Mixed 25.3
84% 29.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 26.7
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 90%

 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $660
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