Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.6% 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 Drive	245% 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.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180514
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 07:30
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7400-$95 234,266 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 94 1-Core 108 2-Core 216 80% 139 Pts	4-Core 425 8-Core 427 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Lighting 41 Reflection 31.7 Parallax 37.6 33% 36.8 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 38.7 Splatting 36.5 31% 38.1 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 322 310 309 311 312 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	245% Outstanding	Read 2,230 Write 1,456 Mixed 967 SusWrite 349 276% 1,250 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 80.6 278% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 1,200 DQ Mixed 986 770% 1,050 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 245% Great: 280%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39 62,883 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 371GB free Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 416 308 301 298 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 444 Mixed 337 SusWrite 345 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 37.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 49.9 178% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 252 214% 314 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 36.7 MC Mixed 25.9 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 34.9 SC Mixed 24 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 98%

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

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	229x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	87x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	83x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	49x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	19x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $505

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16