Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 77%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics39.4% 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 Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 03 '22 at 04:17
Run Duration312 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 28%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
77% Very good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 124
2-Core 230
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 610
64% 510 Pts
64-Core 589
36% 589 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.95
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39.4% Below average
Lighting 47.9
Reflection 64.1
Parallax 52.9
39% 55 fps
MRender 50.8
Gravity 48.9
Splatting 48.2
40% 49.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 87 100 96 100 92 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 457
Write 258
Mixed 257
SusWrite 101
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 89.2
4K Mixed 41.4
148% 54 MB/s
DQ Read 39.8
DQ Write 143
DQ Mixed 53.7
52% 78.9 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
365GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 93 94 92 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 170
Write 137
Mixed 81.6
SusWrite 92.5
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 4x4GB-$97
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
60.3% Good
MC Read 21.5
MC Write 24.5
MC Mixed 18.1
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.1
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 19.3
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 60.3%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,311 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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HDDRAMUSB
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