Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics96.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-AR  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 06 '18 at 03:39
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7100-$70
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
77.1% Very good
Memory 93.2
1-Core 110
2-Core 193
78% 132 Pts
4-Core 355
8-Core 349
47% 352 Pts
64-Core 356
22% 356 Pts
Poor: 33%
This bench: 77.1%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 91.3
Parallax 172
97% 128 fps
MRender 90.3
Gravity 116
Splatting 129
94% 112 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Fury 120GB-$160
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 87 100 97 112 111 MB/s
Performing below potential (48th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
63.2% Good
Read 268
Write 152
Mixed 178
SusWrite 101
39% 175 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 38.5
131% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 116
89% 119 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
21GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 109 103 99 109 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
64.2% Good
Read 120
Write 54.5
Mixed 70
SusWrite 104
64% 87 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 114%
Kingston SHFS37A120G 1TB
875GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 141 142 142 142 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive
Read 143
Write 142
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 141
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-012.A00G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2460 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
44.1% Average
MC Read 16.4
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 11.8
41% 14.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 15.5
SC Mixed 13.4
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 61.7
65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 44.1%
Great: 47%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-AR Builds (Compare 1,085 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-AR - $160

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $686
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