Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.78% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270H GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1152 x 864 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 08 '17 at 00:08
Run Duration85 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU4%
CPU Throttled 99%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 97
1-Core 117
2-Core 236
86% 150 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 457
55% 424 Pts
64-Core 461
28% 461 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 21.20.16.4590
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.78% Terrible
Lighting 8.07
Reflection 12
Parallax 7.94
7% 9.32 fps
MRender 11.8
Gravity 6.97
Splatting 16.6
10% 11.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.78%
Great: 7%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD WD20NPVZ-00W 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
61.9% Good
Read 107
Write 109
Mixed 108
81% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.49
4K Write 1.66
4K Mixed 0.14
67% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 39.7
MC Mixed 30.1
92% 32.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.5
SC Write 39.4
SC Mixed 27.8
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 50.2
80% 50.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270H GAMING Builds (Compare 3,206 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $772
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