Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive67.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory42.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime2 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 17:28
Run Duration178 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 231
85% 149 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 695
67% 553 Pts
64-Core 695
43% 695 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Lighting 148
Reflection 149
Parallax 128
121% 142 fps
Gravity 132
Splatting 0.09
49% 66 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 201 49 58 92 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
67.6% Good
Read 483
Write 284
Mixed 271
SusWrite 111
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 28.7
100% 31.9 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 96.7
DQ Mixed 169
142% 215 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 167 168 170 175 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 172
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 171
99% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK32GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 48GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
MC Read 32.5
MC Write 34.7
MC Mixed 29.3
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 26.4
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 63.8
63% 63.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,341 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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