Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive106% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161011
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 20 '18 at 10:48
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Memory 91.9
1-Core 137
2-Core 260
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 767
71% 593 Pts
64-Core 758
47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$84
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 267 273 266 251 274 290 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 388
Mixed 317
SusWrite 270
83% 370 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 43
181% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 235
201% 297 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
410GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 107 109 109 109 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
68.7% Good
Read 132
Write 99.2
Mixed 88
SusWrite 107
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 32GB
2400, 2133, 2400, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
77% Very good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 29.2
MC Mixed 23.9
76% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 25.4
72% 25.2 GB/s
Latency 64.3
62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,307 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $693
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