Asus PRIME Z270-A

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	128% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270-A (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	7.8 Days
Run Date	May 03 '19 at 20:58
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.3 1-Core 141 2-Core 272 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 777 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E4) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 192 Parallax 175 145% 182 fps	MRender 126 Gravity 180 Splatting 124 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113 27,087 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 488 Write 317 Mixed 370 87% 392 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 63.3 4K Mixed 39 131% 44.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 277 228% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 116%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 109GB free Firmware: 0C3J96R9 SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 141 97 87 87 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 490 Write 454 Mixed 197 SusWrite 142 72% 321 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 90 4K Mixed 38.7 141% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 166 136% 200 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 88%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 167GB free Firmware: 608ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 170 170 167 159 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 307 Write 266 Mixed 266 SusWrite 169 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 46 170% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 165 142% 205 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 85%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 910GB free Firmware: ES22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 156 155 158 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 158 Mixed 72 SusWrite 156 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 98%
VERBATIM 4GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 3600 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.5 7.1 9.3 9.1 9.3 9.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	5.93% Terrible	Read 15.7 Write 9.2 Mixed 6.7 SusWrite 8.1 12% 9.92 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 32% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.93% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299 20,912 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.4 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.6 SC Write 33.8 SC Mixed 26.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 59.1 68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 91%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical PRIME Z270-A Builds (Compare 8,358 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,717x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	1,443x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	616x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	1,150x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	869x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	811x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	373x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $81Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	241x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	768x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	325x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples	160x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $661

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16