Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive252% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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-K  (all builds)
Memory5.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161227
Uptime7.3 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '18 at 04:21
Run Duration215 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$184
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
79.7% Very good
Memory 89.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 258
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 398
8-Core 445
55% 421 Pts
64-Core 458
28% 458 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 285-$189
Gigabyte(1458 229D) 2GB
CLim: 973 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
35.3% Below average
Lighting 44.4
Reflection 50.5
Parallax 59.6
36% 51.5 fps
MRender 49.8
Gravity 39.7
Splatting 36
34% 41.8 fps
Poor: 28%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 34%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
252% Outstanding
Read 2,576
Write 1,104
Mixed 1,305
364% 1,662 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 48.6
220% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 369
DQ Mixed 29
108% 235 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 252%
Great: 236%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010)
81GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Read 134
Write 110
Mixed 99.6
86% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.17
4K Write 2.27
4K Mixed 0.51
147% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 85%
WD Black 1.5TB (2010)
93GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Read 144
Write 119
Mixed 121
96% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.15
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.44
143% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 85%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83
36GB free
Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 76.8
Write 91.4
Mixed 95.5
67% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.85
4K Write 2.14
4K Mixed 0.54
134% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 75%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
7GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
52.5% Above average
Read 91.7
Write 90.7
Mixed 79.8
66% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.11
4K Write 2.27
4K Mixed 0.47
140% 1.28 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 52.5%
Great: 85%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107
3GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
70% Good
Read 164
Write 79.5
Mixed 70.7
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 2.25
4K Mixed 0.43
118% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 70%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
75.9% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 23.7
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 19.9
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,325 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $644
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