Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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.
Graphics64.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive209% 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.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161011
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '17 at 20:28
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 97.5
1-Core 157
2-Core 297
102% 184 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 860
86% 698 Pts
64-Core 869
54% 869 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2127 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.8% Good
Lighting 81.4
Reflection 82.4
Parallax 72.1
66% 78.6 fps
MRender 76.6
Gravity 75.4
Splatting 75
62% 75.7 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,507
Write 1,051
Mixed 1,130
273% 1,229 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 48.8
194% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 697
DQ Write 429
DQ Mixed 230
261% 452 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 209%
Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
731GB free
Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 178
Mixed 150
126% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.43
123% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 101%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 29.1
101% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 32
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 48.4
83% 48.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,544 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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