Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.06% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive81.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '19 at 04:51
Run Duration154 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 93.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 203
82% 140 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 470
62% 463 Pts
64-Core 470
29% 470 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6286
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
3.06% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 7.41
0% 5.94 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 6.4
Splatting 14.2
9% 10.5 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.06%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon K3-L2064 64GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 8A6SSC2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 158 152 161 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 467
Write 164
Mixed 195
SusWrite 159
54% 246 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 85
4K Mixed 37.7
145% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 231
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 163
131% 186 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 82%
Sandisk SD7SN6S-256G-1006 256GB
238GB free
Firmware: X3511006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 260 241 227 259 232 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 472
Write 413
Mixed 304
SusWrite 261
81% 363 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 47.7
176% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 208
177% 262 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 102%
Great: 92%
hp v236w 16GB
12GB free, PID 7d40
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.7 3.8 3.5 3.9 3.9 3.9 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
4.23% Terrible
Read 15.3
Write 3.7
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 3.6
6% 6.28 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.23%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
V01D4L84GB5285282133 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.4% Very good
MC Read 27.9
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 21.7
75% 26.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.5
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 61.5
65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 75%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,344 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: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $648
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