Asus PRIME Z270-K

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics95.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
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.
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270-K  (all builds)
Memory16.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170323
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 24 '18 at 23:09
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 35%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
69.1% Good
Memory 77.6
1-Core 99.2
2-Core 210
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 341
8-Core 400
48% 370 Pts
64-Core 415
26% 415 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
95.4% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 115
Parallax 113
96% 115 fps
MRender 151
Gravity 110
Splatting 92.4
93% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 50 44 44 61 63 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
38.3% Below average
Read 81
Write 77.5
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 52.1
45% 61.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 38.3%
Great: 69%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 181 182 182 182 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 178
Mixed 102
SusWrite 182
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.1% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 15
MC Mixed 12.4
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 10.5
SC Mixed 10.5
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 85
47% 85 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 99%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270-K Builds (Compare 2,320 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-K - $74

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $636
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