Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.5% 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.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171214
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '18 at 23:25
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 157 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 874 91% 730 Pts	64-Core 880 54% 880 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C303) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2242 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 157 Parallax 132 114% 143 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 136 Splatting 120 100% 122 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend MTS800 M.2 256GB-$141 1,971 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0918B SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 292 174 296 227 165 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 292 Mixed 290 SusWrite 240 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42.9 158% 61 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 178 162% 245 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 97%
Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 171GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 492 495 495 492 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 504 Write 486 Mixed 423 SusWrite 492 107% 476 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.4 223% 80.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 359 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 66% Great: 123%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 70GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 79 74 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 89 Write 94 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 77.3 61% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 87%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 232GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 129 129 129 129 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	70% Very good	Read 115 Write 97.5 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 129 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3200C16 1x8GB 620 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	58.4% Above average	MC Read 21.5 MC Write 20.5 MC Mixed 16.8 56% 19.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 13.3 50% 17.3 GB/s	Latency 50.2 80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 58.4% Great: 59%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	229x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	87x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	83x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	54x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	49x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	47x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	28x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	16x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	15x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	34x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	19x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $517

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16