Asus PRIME Z270-AR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics93.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-AR  (all builds)
Memory20.6 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime4.2 Days
Run DateMar 25 '20 at 15:26
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 90.7
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
92% 167 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 534
71% 534 Pts
64-Core 528
33% 528 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.74
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 122
Parallax 103
96% 114 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 107
Splatting 107
88% 107 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,431
Write 1,468
Mixed 956
355% 1,618 MB/s
4K Read 67.5
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 93.1
328% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 979
DQ Write 1,505
DQ Mixed 1,015
832% 1,166 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Sandisk SD8SBBU240G1122 240GB
44GB free
Firmware: Z3107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 96 102 90 111 112 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
59.3% Above average
Read 394
Write 372
Mixed 330
SusWrite 121
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 75.8
4K Mixed 15.4
87% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 191
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 28.9
81% 169 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 66%
Seagate ST1000VX003-1TD162 1TB
681GB free
Firmware: CV11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 164 163 164 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 158
Mixed 82
SusWrite 163
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3000 2OZ G.SKILL F4-3000C15-8GVS DDR4 3000 2OZ G.SKILL F4-3000C15-8GVS 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.8% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.9
MC Mixed 25.8
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24.6
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 79%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-AR Builds (Compare 1,094 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: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $662
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