Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 132%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 103%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics126% 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 Drive41.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory27.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 12 '17 at 14:20
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 158
2-Core 305
103% 186 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 872
91% 732 Pts
64-Core 871
54% 871 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 104%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 387.92
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
126% Outstanding
Lighting 174
Reflection 208
Parallax 178
142% 187 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 173
Splatting 123
114% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 126%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
17.4% Very poor
Read 200
Write 96.6
Mixed 78
27% 125 MB/s
4K Read 3.95
4K Write 8.51
4K Mixed 0.9
12% 4.46 MB/s
DQ Read 4.02
DQ Write 8.19
DQ Mixed 0.75
2% 4.32 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 17.4%
Great: 565%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
187GB free
Firmware: Z33130RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 517
Write 435
Mixed 326
94% 426 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 2.28
94% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 215
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 0.04
71% 170 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 86%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
63GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
41.9% Average
Read 165
Write 91
Mixed 97.3
26% 118 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 7.39
92% 41.3 MB/s
DQ Read 87.8
DQ Write 96
DQ Mixed 7.26
29% 63.7 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3111 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 31.3
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 43
SC Mixed 31.4
93% 32.6 GB/s
Latency 50.2
80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,314 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $847
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HDDRAMUSB
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