Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% 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	47.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus PRIME Z270M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	20.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161122
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 16:13
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.6% Excellent	Memory 83 1-Core 135 2-Core 255 87% 158 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 687 70% 565 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3726) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 162 Reflection 157 Parallax 160 132% 160 fps	MRender 172 Gravity 143 Splatting 119 116% 145 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 64 63 61 65 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	47.9% Average	Read 399 Write 69.2 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 62 33% 155 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 23.4 4K Mixed 18.2 76% 22.7 MB/s	DQ Read 206 DQ Write 30.1 DQ Mixed 55.5 57% 97.3 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 403GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 293 160 160 162 160 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 456 Mixed 382 SusWrite 226 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 49 171% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 356 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 122%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 308GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 141 143 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 155 Write 151 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 141 99% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 394GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 148 150 150 150 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 151 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 149 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1 210% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 1,325 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (14^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 24.4 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 21.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 13.3 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 17.8 48% 16.7 GB/s	Latency 75.1 53% 75.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 108%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $230Bench 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 $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	14x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $505

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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