Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics41.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive85% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 03 '17 at 11:17
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 86.9
1-Core 118
2-Core 240
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 659
66% 537 Pts
64-Core 664
41% 664 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
41.9% Average
Lighting 47.3
Reflection 149
Parallax 44.4
39% 80.2 fps
MRender 67.8
Gravity 47.3
Splatting 61.7
48% 58.9 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDSCKKW240H6 240GB
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LSF036C Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 514
Write 355
Mixed 357
90% 409 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 84.5
4K Mixed 24.1
119% 45.8 MB/s
DQ Read 31.2
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 23.9
60% 118 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85%
Great: 89%
OCZ ARC 100 240GB-$120
63GB free
Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 462
Write 418
Mixed 430
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 17.6
115% 48.2 MB/s
DQ Read 27.6
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 73.7
56% 72 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 101%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB
463GB free
Firmware: 05.04C05 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 64.5
Write 58.6
Mixed 65.9
48% 63 MB/s
4K Read 0.58
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 0.35
108% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.5% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 22.6
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 20.5
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 70.5
57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 132%

 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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