Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics122% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateAug 12 '17 at 20:32
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 92.6
1-Core 139
2-Core 265
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 730
70% 580 Pts
64-Core 733
45% 733 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 190
Parallax 164
137% 174 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 163
Splatting 121
110% 135 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+2.7TBHDD
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.7 Max speed: Unknown
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 38% Great: 45%
WD Green 240GB (2016)
223GB free
Firmware: Z3311000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 493
Write 250
Mixed 268
74% 337 MB/s
4K Read 15.8
4K Write 27
4K Mixed 3.81
43% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 188
DQ Write 151
DQ Mixed 4.29
48% 114 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.4% Good
MC Read 26.1
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 20.1
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 20.1
58% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 62.9
64% 62.9 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,540 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: $1,001
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