Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive59% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
Run History
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270H GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime2 Days
Run DateAug 24 '17 at 00:19
Run Duration90 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (48th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7500-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 122
2-Core 240
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 469
63% 469 Pts
64-Core 448
28% 448 Pts
Poor: 45%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
59% Above average
Read 475
Write 230
Mixed 240
69% 315 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 9.22
81% 28.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28.3
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 10.3
25% 49.3 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 59%
Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
831GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 147
Write 140
Mixed 153
111% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.92
4K Write 2.14
4K Mixed 0.23
103% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.1% Very good
MC Read 27.3
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 25.4
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 20.8
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270H GAMING Builds (Compare 3,208 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $747
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