Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics110% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive181% 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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-AR  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '17 at 13:05
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 above expectations (94th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 97.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 273
96% 171 Pts
4-Core 464
8-Core 708
73% 586 Pts
64-Core 790
49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 157
Parallax 134
118% 146 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 140
Splatting 114
101% 124 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 1,513
Write 1,066
Mixed 1,119
273% 1,233 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 40.4
170% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 51.4
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 26.3
42% 76.1 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 181%
Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 215
Write 192
Mixed 185
148% 197 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.24
93% 0.94 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 117%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 29.1
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 34.1
SC Mixed 30.8
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 49.3
81% 49.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%

 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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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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