Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 71% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	83.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	78% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	14.6 Days
Run Date	May 25 '17 at 03:39
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 83.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 266 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 476 8-Core 743 75% 610 Pts	64-Core 761 47% 761 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.13 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.3% Excellent	Lighting 107 Reflection 112 Parallax 88.4 87% 103 fps	MRender 97.4 Gravity 85.6 Splatting 92.4 75% 91.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 99GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2789 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 372 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 196 196 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 125 (C2) HDA temperature 72 56 188979478556 (F1) Unknown 100 100 30426	78.6% Very good	Read 512 Write 337 Mixed 345 88% 398 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 9.74 88% 32.7 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 44.2 99% 206 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 89%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63 12,393 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 34GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS131122 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1117 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 122 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 212 (AD) Unknown 100 100 720931 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 15 (C2) HDA temperature 98 98 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1611	78% Very good	Read 513 Write 331 Mixed 347 88% 397 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 60.2 4K Mixed 10.1 91% 33.6 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 45.3 93% 190 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 91%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 432GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 147 147 21491482885 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 635 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2784 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 376 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 636 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 636 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 188979609632 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	82.7% Excellent	Read 147 Write 141 Mixed 145 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.76 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.22 88% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 366GB free Firmware: 2AR10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 81 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 89 89 3454 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 9004 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5917 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 68 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1567 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 25 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 46 231929151515 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 252 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 794 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 1434 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 68 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 23 23 779912	46.6% Average	Read 84.5 Write 77.8 Mixed 78.4 60% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.32 4K Write 1.63 4K Mixed 0.28 74% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	39.6% Below average	MC Read 13.2 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 12 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 13.9 SC Mixed 11.8 35% 12.4 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 88%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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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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Total price: $966

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