Asus PRIME H270M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics39% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
MotherboardAsus PRIME H270M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170104
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '17 at 17:39
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$95
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 428
57% 428 Pts
64-Core 429
27% 429 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 378.92
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
39% Below average
Lighting 51.1
Reflection 48.3
Parallax 42.7
42% 47.4 fps
MRender 40.3
Gravity 44.7
Splatting 39.1
34% 41.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 39%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor PX-512S2C 512GB
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 521
Write 490
Mixed 497
112% 503 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 46.2
162% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 91.9
131% 245 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 115%
Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
2TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 176
Mixed 169
130% 173 MB/s
4K Read 0.76
4K Write 1.77
4K Mixed 0.22
89% 0.92 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 100%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
47.5% Average
MC Read 16.7
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 13.8
45% 15.8 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 15.5
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME H270M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,134 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus PRIME H270M-PLUS - $110

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $377
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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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