Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateApr 17 '19 at 11:46
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 91.1
1-Core 144
2-Core 273
94% 169 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 697
75% 596 Pts
64-Core 763
47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 150
Parallax 139
111% 142 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 138
Splatting 110
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+932G 1TB
870GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 17.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 142 147 342 142 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 41% Great: 94%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
122GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 369 352 357 357 358 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 458
Mixed 408
SusWrite 367
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 67.3
227% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 344
DQ Mixed 362
272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 129%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 2400 C14 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.3% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 23.5
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 24.6
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 123%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,324 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: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $659
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