Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-A  (all builds)
Memory6.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJul 09 '22 at 21:37
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 68%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
77.5% Very good
Memory 84.7
1-Core 103
2-Core 213
76% 134 Pts
4-Core 379
8-Core 601
60% 490 Pts
64-Core 634
39% 634 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 30.0.101.1340
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
6.1% Terrible
Lighting 7
Reflection 40.7
Parallax 7.5
6% 18.4 fps
MRender 7.7
Gravity 6.5
Splatting 10.2
7% 8.13 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.1%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
2GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 458
Write 321
Mixed 380
86% 386 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 54.1
175% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 351
266% 356 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
304GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 140 140 138 144 149 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 94.1
Write 90.8
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 140
73% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
116% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 113%
VendorCo ProductCode 16GB
4GB free, PID 5678
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 4.8 7 5.4 6.3 6.2 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 20.7
Write 5.2
SusWrite 4.9
10% 10.3 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.2
37% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
54.3% Above average
MC Read 22.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 17
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 11
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 16.2
42% 14.7 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 105%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,326 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $654
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