Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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 Drive	318% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	57.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 23:44
Run Duration	241 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 807 84% 678 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$245 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2507 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 193 Parallax 118 103% 146 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 136 Splatting 119 102% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 127GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 1519 1488 1520 1572 889 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,619 Write 1,816 Mixed 860 SusWrite 1,400 372% 1,674 MB/s	4K Read 50.5 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 69.9 247% 91.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,194 DQ Write 1,121 DQ Mixed 1,038 812% 1,118 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 353%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 47GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 479 480 481 483 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 479 Mixed 345 SusWrite 476 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 55 192% 67.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 336 259% 353 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 137GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 484 475 488 485 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 469 Mixed 352 SusWrite 482 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.5 198% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 337 260% 354 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 124%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 722GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 159 170 176 174 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 146 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 165 90% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 107%
NS-DCR30A2 128GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 117GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 51 51 51 51 50 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	30% Poor	Read 62.5 Write 53.3 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 49.7 60% 46.6 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 3.9 250% 3.93 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30% Great: 30%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3600C18-32GTZR 2x31.5GB 2,368 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 2 of 4 slots used 63GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91.6% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 35.1 MC Mixed 29.2 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 27.5 81% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 136%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,376x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	784x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,030x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	943x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	894x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	437x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	486x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	258x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	225x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $812

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16