Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics30.7% 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 Drive246% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus PRIME Z270M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180514
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 11 '18 at 12:28
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User SGP-User
Background CPU 18%
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 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)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 93.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
80% 139 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 424
56% 422 Pts
64-Core 424
26% 424 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Nvidia(10DE 1C82) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Lighting 37.5
Reflection 30.7
Parallax 30.2
31% 32.8 fps
MRender 38.2
Gravity 39
Splatting 36.9
31% 38 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 313 314 312 310 311 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,257
Write 1,452
Mixed 901
SusWrite 349
274% 1,240 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 81.8
278% 101 MB/s
DQ Read 972
DQ Write 1,195
DQ Mixed 1009
782% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 246%
Great: 280%
SanDisk Ultra II 480GB-$39
371GB free
Firmware: X41320RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 397 308 305 299 295 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 452
Write 430
Mixed 335
SusWrite 335
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 49.7
166% 62.1 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 251
213% 313 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 106%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 25.8
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 32.1
SC Mixed 23.5
70% 24.4 GB/s
Latency 60.7
66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 98%

 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: $517
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