Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	158% 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.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '18 at 01:34
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 271 96% 171 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 811 78% 644 Pts	64-Core 829 51% 829 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3722) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (68 fps cap detected)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 65.8 56% 67.1 fps	MRender 69.4 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 67.8 55% 67.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.85% Terrible	Lighting 8.17 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 8.19 7% 9.35 fps	MRender 12.1 Gravity 7.4 Splatting 16.3 10% 11.9 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.85% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$175 12,594 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 354GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.G Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 641 470 509 502 506 508 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	158% Outstanding	Read 869 Write 976 Mixed 856 SusWrite 523 182% 806 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 49.2 176% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 921 DQ Write 745 DQ Mixed 814 615% 827 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 162%
Intel Optane+3.6TBHDD 19 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 3TB free Firmware: 16.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 104 92 92 151 152 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 72% Great: 120%
Liteonit LCS-256M6S 2.5 7mm 256GB 11,477 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 86GB free Firmware: DC8110E SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 400 391 401 409 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 477 Write 406 Mixed 285 SusWrite 398 88% 392 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 76.6 4K Mixed 38.3 137% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 273 DQ Mixed 205 184% 282 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 8GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 495 Write 466 Mixed 379 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 42.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 55.3 189% 66.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung SM841 mSATA 256GB 1,284 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 189GB free Firmware: DXM43D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 390 402 393 402 403 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 410 Mixed 328 SusWrite 394 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 42.2 156% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 149 162% 274 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 13,205 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 35.8 MC Mixed 27 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 25.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 103%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	509x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	121x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	102x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	74x

SSD
1TB SSD 1TBLexarBench 184%, 3,679 samples	51x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	48x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	38x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	45x

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Total price: $715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16