Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics118% 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 Drive299% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '17 at 03:21
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Memory 92.2
1-Core 155
2-Core 309
101% 185 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 847
88% 706 Pts
64-Core 858
53% 858 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 378.66
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 163
Parallax 140
132% 155 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 150
Splatting 113
104% 128 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 118%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
789GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
299% Outstanding
Read 2,250
Write 1,808
Mixed 1,909
443% 1,989 MB/s
4K Read 47.4
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 76.5
269% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 245
DQ Write 450
DQ Mixed 146
168% 280 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 299%
Great: 363%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296
5.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 61% Great: 118%
Asmedia AS2115 3TB
749GB free
Firmware: 0
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
75.9% Very good
Read 131
Write 133
Mixed 97.7
90% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.04
4K Write 2.26
4K Mixed 0.24
111% 1.18 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 75.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76% Very good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 28.4
MC Mixed 23.9
75% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.9
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,545 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $993
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