Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
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 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory17 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateJul 04 '21 at 02:02
Run Duration160 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 28%
Watch Gameplay: 1660-Ti + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 74.6
1-Core 127
2-Core 218
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 456
8-Core 367
57% 412 Pts
64-Core 413
26% 413 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Asus(1043 86A0) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.1% Very good
Lighting 91.8
Reflection 91.7
Parallax 85.1
75% 89.5 fps
MRender 96.5
Gravity 88.3
Splatting 75.4
70% 86.7 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 466
Write 445
Mixed 408
98% 440 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 93.7
4K Mixed 41.7
148% 54.9 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 140
121% 185 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
213GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 49 47 56 58 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
35.1% Below average
Read 68.1
Write 165
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 54.1
67% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 35.1%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB
1867, 1867, 1867 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
38.8% Below average
MC Read 13.7
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 12.6
39% 13.7 GB/s
SC Read 8.7
SC Write 11.8
SC Mixed 8.9
28% 9.8 GB/s
Latency 91.2
44% 91.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 38.8%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 30: 3R 2G 9B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
30% 23% 61 276 232 144 23.5" 1920 1080 MSI1462 Optix G24C
Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,307 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: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $693
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