Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive130% 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.
Very high background CPU (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161122
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 16:48
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
69.9% Good
Memory 68.8
1-Core 118
2-Core 224
75% 137 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 678
64% 530 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-Ti-$152
Asus(1043 842C) 1GB
CLim: 1033 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Lighting 16.6
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 21.2
14% 18.1 fps
MRender 22.5
Gravity 23.2
Splatting 16.6
16% 20.7 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 148 136 94 72 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 1,266
Write 605
Mixed 557
SusWrite 150
142% 644 MB/s
4K Read 25.6
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 35.5
124% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 878
DQ Write 572
DQ Mixed 687
523% 712 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 130%
Great: 254%
Toshiba HDWT31A 10TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 0603
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 193 199 196 185 186 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 162
Mixed 53.5
SusWrite 190
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 105%
Great: 135%
FCR-HS3 -3 64GB
17GB free, PID 6348
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 15 14 13 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
9.98% Terrible
Read 40.7
Write 6.2
Mixed 8.2
SusWrite 13.4
18% 17.1 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.2
25% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 9.98%
Great: 41%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
26.1% Poor
MC Read 8.3
MC Write 9.1
MC Mixed 8.3
24% 8.57 GB/s
SC Read 6.4
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 8.5
23% 8.13 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 26.1%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,322 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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