Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 84%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics49.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive242% 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 Z270M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180514
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 07 '19 at 00:59
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7400-$110
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 223
82% 143 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 438
60% 444 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 84%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB; Sapphire Nitro+ 8GB RX570
CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
49.2% Average
Lighting 61.6
Reflection 63.7
Parallax 77.9
50% 67.7 fps
MRender 64.3
Gravity 59.6
Splatting 51.7
47% 58.6 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 49.2%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$69
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1384 1267 1183 1495 1499 1320 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 1,454
Write 1476
Mixed 788
SusWrite 1,358
285% 1,269 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 58.2
208% 79.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,240
DQ Write 428
DQ Mixed 626
517% 765 MB/s
Poor: 136%
This bench: 242%
Great: 262%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 256GB
233GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 22 23 22 25 19 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 21.6
Write 24.2
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 22.6
32% 22.9 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 2.9
187% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 21%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Team Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FHP Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 Crucial CT4G4DFS8213.C8FDD2 16GB
2187, 2187, 2187, 2187 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 26
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.8
SC Mixed 24.2
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 66.2
60% 66.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical PRIME Z270M-PLUS Builds (Compare 593 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $525
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HDDRAMUSB
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