Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics6.28% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive58.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 11:36
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 94.2
1-Core 155
2-Core 312
102% 187 Pts
4-Core 622
8-Core 623
83% 623 Pts
64-Core 618
38% 618 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 101%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 650-$112
Asus(1043 8428) 1GB
CLim: 967 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 388.43
Relative performance (0th percentile)
6.28% Terrible
Lighting 6.47
Reflection 7.62
Parallax 8.12
5% 7.4 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 9.1
Splatting 10.1
8% 10.1 fps
Poor: 8%
This bench: 6.28%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
58.3% Above average
Read 487
Write 138
Mixed 304
68% 310 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 5.53
78% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 182
DQ Write 217
DQ Mixed 7.41
59% 136 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 58.3%
Great: 78%
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36
5GB free
Firmware: V54OA7BA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
28.5% Poor
Read 58.7
Write 40.4
Mixed 63.3
41% 54.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.28
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.31
75% 0.72 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 40%
WD My Passport 0741 1TB
199GB free, PID 0741
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
41.3% Average
Read 93.7
Write 103
Mixed 76
117% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.47
4K Write 1.67
4K Mixed 0.21
66% 0.78 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 41.3%
Great: 44%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$30
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.6% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 13.3
43% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 14.8
44% 15.3 GB/s
Latency 59.2
68% 59.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 88%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $516
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