Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	241% 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	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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 15:37
Run Duration	297 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.5 1-Core 152 2-Core 267 97% 172 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 779 77% 628 Pts	64-Core 834 52% 834 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 159 Parallax 173 117% 159 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 158 Splatting 107 101% 126 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 158GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1233 368 300 300 299 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,075 Write 1,343 Mixed 577 SusWrite 466 246% 1,115 MB/s	4K Read 49.7 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 61.6 255% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,165 DQ Write 1,203 DQ Mixed 697 658% 1,022 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 236%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 265GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 471 480 485 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 491 Mixed 468 SusWrite 477 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 63.3 216% 78.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 205GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 487 487 488 488 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 489 Mixed 358 SusWrite 488 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 48.4 176% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 172 176% 288 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 116%
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 127GB free Firmware: 0204 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 181 199 190 181 179 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 391 Write 249 Mixed 247 SusWrite 194 60% 270 MB/s	4K Read 16.9 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 13.6 64% 23.1 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 22.8 43% 86 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 223%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95 81,608 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 70 71 73 71 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 126 Write 124 Mixed 68 SusWrite 71.4 72% 97.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 135% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 75%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 647GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 112 112 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	65.8% Good	Read 116 Write 109 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 113 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65.8% Great: 84%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 499GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 97 95 96 96 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 88 Write 93 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 95.2 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 88%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 119 121 121 121 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 119 Write 118 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 120 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 196% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 100%
829 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 26GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 13 13 14 12 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	8.64% Terrible	Read 28.5 Write 4 Mixed 10.7 SusWrite 13.2 16% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 8.64% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 92,468 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 35.2 MC Write 36.9 MC Mixed 28.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 28.6 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 55.4 72% 55.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 114%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,351x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	783x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,027x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	939x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	889x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	435x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	227x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $993

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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