Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics56.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory7.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime10 Days
Run DateDec 05 '18 at 01:13
Run Duration106 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 54%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (39th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
74.7% Very good
Memory 90.3
1-Core 128
2-Core 235
86% 151 Pts
4-Core 337
8-Core 375
47% 356 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 416.94
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
56.6% Above average
Lighting 70.9
Reflection 72.2
Parallax 62.3
58% 68.5 fps
MRender 66.4
Gravity 66
Splatting 66.2
54% 66.2 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 60%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 113 146 161 159 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
49.9% Average
Read 38
Write 138
Mixed 29
SusWrite 134
62% 84.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 2.2
389% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 49.9%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.6% Very good
MC Read 24.3
MC Write 30.4
MC Mixed 25.4
76% 26.7 GB/s
SC Read 13.6
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 20.2
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 66.8
60% 66.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.6%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,307 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $685
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HDDRAMUSB
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