Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% 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 Drive61.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161208
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateApr 28 '17 at 03:23
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 144
2-Core 287
97% 176 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 788
79% 642 Pts
64-Core 796
49% 796 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 381.89
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 150
Parallax 140
115% 144 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 137
Splatting 109
98% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$119
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 170
Write 176
Mixed 771
85% 372 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 23
133% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 28.4
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 23.5
41% 75.3 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 144%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 172
Mixed 176
138% 183 MB/s
4K Read 0.79
4K Write 1.85
4K Mixed 0.22
92% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 40.2
MC Mixed 28.9
102% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 43.3
SC Mixed 30.7
92% 32.2 GB/s
Latency 50.1
80% 50.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%

 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
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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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