Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics4.53% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive61.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180514
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 10 '20 at 23:53
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User AZE-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 95
1-Core 107
2-Core 209
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 372
8-Core 421
52% 396 Pts
64-Core 426
26% 426 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
4.53% Terrible
Lighting 6
Reflection 9.04
Parallax 6.44
5% 7.16 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 5.47
Splatting 0.09
4% 5.41 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.53%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 114 2.5 8.9 93 51 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 400
Write 314
Mixed 280
SusWrite 54
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 25.5
128% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 13
DQ Mixed 11.9
28% 62.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 85%
Samsung 860 1TB
587GB free
Firmware: 4B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 436 438 437 438 426 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 444
Write 432
Mixed 411
SusWrite 435
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 65.1
216% 76.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 360
270% 360 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 128%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
MC Read 32.7
MC Write 35
MC Mixed 29.8
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 36.2
SC Mixed 27.6
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 114%

 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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