Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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 Drive96.3% 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.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 05 '18 at 17:12
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
97% 174 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 791
81% 654 Pts
64-Core 795
49% 795 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 411.63
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 171
Parallax 171
147% 174 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 151
Splatting 108
118% 150 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KINGSTON 240GB
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 580A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 128 128 155 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 341
Write 262
Mixed 288
SusWrite 139
58% 257 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 56.9
201% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 273
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 234
184% 255 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 93%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
160GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 98 99 100 99 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 146
Write 111
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 98.5
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 29.1
102% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 31.3
92% 32 GB/s
Latency 49.5
81% 49.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,320 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: $684
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