Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics9% 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 Drive94.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory6.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171214
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '18 at 19:59
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i3-7300-$97
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 97.4
1-Core 131
2-Core 242
90% 157 Pts
4-Core 358
8-Core 364
48% 361 Pts
64-Core 368
23% 368 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7750
Diamond(1092 7750) 1GB
CLim: 800 MHz, MLim: 1125 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 18.2.1
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
9% Terrible
Lighting 10.1
Reflection 13.7
Parallax 13.6
8% 12.4 fps
MRender 11.9
Gravity 9.07
Splatting 16.3
10% 12.4 fps
Poor: 7%
This bench: 9%
Great: 9%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT21B6Q
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 419
Mixed 424
101% 453 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 26
143% 51.2 MB/s
DQ Read 44.6
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 25.7
52% 100 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 122%
Intel MEMPEK1W032GA 29GB
24GB free
Firmware: K3110310
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 197
Mixed 472
65% 288 MB/s
4K Read 188
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 108
491% 141 MB/s
DQ Read 239
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 107
102% 163 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 175%
Great: 328%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 30
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 40.8
SC Mixed 32
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 48.8
82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%

 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $505
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