Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive92% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170707
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 07 '18 at 11:52
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 109
2-Core 217
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 411
8-Core 401
54% 406 Pts
64-Core 405
25% 405 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.6
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
53.4% Above average
Lighting 67.4
Reflection 67.2
Parallax 94.8
55% 76.4 fps
MRender 66.5
Gravity 65.9
Splatting 54.9
50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston RBU-SNS8152S3256GG2 256GB
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM01.R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 288 314 315 315 302 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 272
Mixed 252
SusWrite 306
70% 313 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 38.3
143% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 290
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 155
150% 238 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 92%
Great: 93%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 180 180 180 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 183
Mixed 102
SusWrite 179
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 110%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2448 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.1% Average
MC Read 17.5
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.5
46% 16.3 GB/s
SC Read 12.7
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 98%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,307 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: 68% - Good Total price: $859
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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