Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.3% 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	249% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1600 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 26 '17 at 15:01
Run Duration	2104 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 531 8-Core 800 83% 666 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: Press Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.3% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 68.7 Parallax 96.8 57% 78.6 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 56.3 52% 64 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 384GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	249% Outstanding	Read 2,336 Write 1,199 Mixed 1,381 361% 1,639 MB/s	4K Read 48.4 4K Write 132 4K Mixed 49 206% 76.3 MB/s	DQ Read 559 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 197 216% 368 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 249% Great: 254%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 84GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 99 99 1 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 11936 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1251 (B1) Unknown 93 93 247 (B3) Unknown 99 99 1 (B5) Unknown 99 99 1 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 99 99 1 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 53 31 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 107 (F1) Unknown 99 99 45487553662	95.7% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 299 Mixed 399 90% 404 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 28.1 142% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 89.7 133% 251 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 116%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 88 84 117697501 (03) Spinup time 92 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2171 (05) Reallocated sector count 51 51 64744 (07) Seek error rate 56 56 2401110903376 (09) Power-on hours count 82 82 16163 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2116 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 1 1 2400 (BC) Unknown 99 96 38655295498 (BD) vendor-specific 86 86 14 (BE) vendor-specific 62 48 638910502 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 123 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 70 70 60822 (C2) HDA temperature 38 52 77309411366 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 1 72 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 1 72 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 94107028436353 (F1) Unknown 100 253 812692159832 (F2) Unknown 100 253 39057645256908	26.3% Poor	Read 33.6 Write 58.1 Mixed 0.06 22% 30.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.007 4K Write 0.36 4K Mixed 0.02 9% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 2TB free Firmware: 0143 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 99.5 Write 125 Mixed 112 85% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.53 155% 1.69 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 115 99 92200064 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 191 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 55 55 12886147464 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 717 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 77 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 51 538116127 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 33 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 574 (C2) HDA temperature 31 49 51539607583 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 137627932033262 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12327536625 (F2) Unknown 100 253 3737607999	88.5% Excellent	Read 157 Write 152 Mixed 139 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.34 4K Mixed 0.16 73% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 60458680 (03) Spinup time 95 94 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 169 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 63 60 2590753 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 483 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 138 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 71 53 487718941 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 40 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1517 (C2) HDA temperature 29 47 77309411357 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 1756641624507 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3337892430 (F2) Unknown 100 253 46198991196	87.4% Excellent	Read 160 Write 145 Mixed 134 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.16 71% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 114%
HP Desktop HD BD07 2TB 451 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 2TB free, PID bd07 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 92.5 128% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.18 84% 1.06 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 46%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 253GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 51.8 Write 77.9 Mixed 68.2 90% 66 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 2.03 4K Mixed 0.18 77% 0.85 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 26.7 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 52.2 77% 52.2 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 102%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,361x
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	1,028x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	940x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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