ASUS PRIME Z270-A

Motherboard Info

Description

ASUS Prime is the next evolution of the ASUS motherboard, born of a pedigree that stretches back to 1989. Our team of world-class engineers are passionate about empowering everyone to enjoy the benefits of customization and tuning, and the driving force behind the development of Prime is to make advanced enthusiast controls easily accessible — maximizing performance, stability and compatibility for the very best DIY PC experiences. Simply stated: it's time for Prime.

One-click Overclock and Cooling

Get performance, efficiency, digital power, fan control and even networking and audio tuning tailored for you

One click takes care of all that complex tuning. ASUS 5-Way Optimization makes your PC smart. It dynamically optimizes essential aspects of your system based on real-time usage — so you get superb CPU performance, everyday energy savings, ultra-stable digital power, cool and quiet fans, and now networking and audio settings that are tailored to your apps. In short, 5-Way ASUS Optimization ensures that your PC is perfect for gaming, entertainment and productivity!

OC Design – ASUS PRO Clock Technology

A dedicated base-clock generator designed for 7th Generation Intel®processors allows overclocked base clock frequencies up to or beyond 425MHz*. This custom solution works in tandem with the ASUS TurboV processing unit to enhance voltage and base-clock overclocking control — providing an exciting new way to boost performance to extreme heights.

DDR4 Overclocking Strength in Numbers

Third-generation ASUS T-Topology allows memory frequencies that are higher than ever — to 3866MHz and beyond. Refined manufacturing ensures ultra-consistent quality and minimal crosstalk between custom trace paths, so you'll enjoy the thrill of overclocking DDR4 with time-aligned signaling for superior stability and compatibility.

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Motherboard Benchmarks

Benchmark	Hardware Record
Reference Frequency	352.13 MHz 20 January 2017 acm_fan 6.0 HWP

Processor Benchmarks

Benchmark	Hardware Record
7-Zip	30072 MIPS 23 January 2023 georgamel 2.4 HWP
CPU Frequency	5900 MHz 8 July 2020 Mtron 24.2 HWP
Cinebench - 2003	5997 cb 8 July 2020 Mtron 25.4 HWP
Cinebench - R11.5	14.57 cb 10 June 2023 PhIlLy ChEeSe S... 18.1 HWP
Cinebench - R15	1276 cb 8 July 2020 Mtron 13.0 HWP
Cinebench - R20	1919 cb 6 December 2019 majorpain16 12.2 HWP
Cinebench - R23 Multi Core with BenchMate	4958 cb 5 February 2025 HuntTheShunt 10.6 HWP
Cinebench - R23 Single Core with BenchMate	696 cb 3 December 2023 fatronix 4.0 HWP
GPUPI for CPU - 1B	7 min 24 sec 376 ms 31 August 2020 ElectricityMach... 12.4 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 for CPU - 1B	7 min 46 sec 242 ms 30 August 2020 ElectricityMach... 4.4 HWP
Geekbench3 - Multi Core	20278 points 24 September 2017 hardwarejiri 6.4 HWP
Geekbench4 - Multi Core	18343 points 28 June 2019 JadamH 20.2 HWP
Geekbench4 - Single Core	6064 points 28 June 2019 JadamH 19.4 HWP
Geekbench5 - Single Core	1420 points 20 August 2022 lentic 4.4 HWP
HWBOT x265 Benchmark - 1080p	45.324 fps 8 July 2020 Mtron 24.6 HWP
HWBOT x265 Benchmark - 4k	10.704 fps 8 July 2020 Mtron 28.0 HWP
PiFast	10 sec 890 ms 8 July 2020 Mtron 20.5 HWP
SuperPi - 1M	6 sec 228 ms 8 July 2020 Mtron 18.9 HWP
SuperPi - 32M	5 min 34 sec 586 ms 8 July 2020 Mtron 16.6 HWP
XTU	1673 marks 26 January 2017 ddebar79 0.0 HWP
XTU 2.0	3870 marks 26 August 2024 anguysh@gmail.c... 0.0 HWP
wPrime - 1024m	1 min 49 sec 688 ms 8 July 2020 Mtron 20.7 HWP
wPrime - 32m	3 sec 583 ms 8 July 2020 Mtron 19.2 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-10b	2 h 51 min 59 sec 161 ms 4 December 2023 fatronix 6.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-1b	1 min 35 sec 391 ms 4 November 2022 georgamel 3.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-2.5b	33 min 38 sec 922 ms 3 December 2023 fatronix 6.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-25m	8 sec 262 ms 3 December 2023 fatronix 0.0 HWP
y-cruncher - Pi-5b	1 h 18 min 45 sec 604 ms 3 December 2023 fatronix 6.0 HWP

Videocard Benchmarks

Benchmark	Hardware Record
3DMark - Cloud Gate	41293 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 16.8 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike	20270 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 9.0 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike Extreme	10947 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 14.1 HWP
3DMark - Fire Strike Ultra	5857 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 16.3 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm	217737 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 21.0 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm Extreme	209923 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 21.8 HWP
3DMark - Ice Storm Unlimited	241965 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 12.6 HWP
3DMark - Sky Diver	45304 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 15.4 HWP
3DMark - Time Spy	9489 marks 10 August 2018 vinner16 2.0 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Performance	56610 marks 6 November 2017 IusufRo 19.6 HWP
3DMark Vantage - Performance (GPU)	1276 marks 26 May 2022 lentic 3.0 HWP
3DMark03	211665 marks 22 July 2019 Mtron 13.8 HWP
3DMark05	56343 marks 11 March 2020 Mtron 2.6 HWP
3DMark06	44920 marks 22 July 2019 Mtron 10.4 HWP
3DMark11 - Entry	30229 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 21.8 HWP
3DMark11 - Extreme	11530 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 24.4 HWP
3DMark11 - Performance	25198 marks 11 March 2017 Series^ 15.3 HWP
3DMark2001 SE	110731 marks 22 July 2019 Mtron 13.6 HWP
Aquamark	431257 marks 29 September 2017 hardwarejiri 25.0 HWP
Catzilla - 1440p	12944 marks 11 August 2017 jimz 0.0 HWP
GPUPI - 1B	15 sec 563 ms 22 July 2019 Mtron 12.4 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 - 1B	16 sec 927 ms 4 November 2022 georgamel 3.0 HWP
GPUPI v3.3 - 32B	8 min 44 sec 323 ms 28 November 2022 Bastiaan_NL 23.0 HWP
Unigine Heaven - Basic	4896.9 DX9 Marks 13 October 2017 hardwarejiri 12.6 HWP
Unigine Heaven - Xtreme	3548.43 DX11 Marks 6 August 2017 hardwarejiri 21.2 HWP
Unigine Superposition - 1080P Xtreme	6407 points 3 May 2017 TsvetanVR 17.2 HWP
Unigine Superposition - 8K Optimized	2992 points 22 July 2019 Mtron 11.0 HWP

Memory Benchmarks

Benchmark	Hardware Record
Memory Frequency	1360.1 MHz 9 March 2019 freedom2686 0.0 HWP

Disk Benchmarks