Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 19% Surfboard	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	7.89% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	229% 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	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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170707
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '17 at 06:05
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 570 8-Core 799 86% 684 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4691 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.89% Terrible	Lighting 8.2 Reflection 12 Parallax 7.94 7% 9.38 fps	MRender 11.9 Gravity 7.47 Splatting 16.6 10% 12 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.89% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 2,150 Write 1,284 Mixed 1,443 359% 1,625 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 33.7 202% 79.2 MB/s	DQ Read 62.1 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 25.1 46% 87.2 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 254%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 192GB free Firmware: CXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 2,392 Write 1,299 Mixed 1,446 377% 1,712 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 26.2 188% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 40.9 DQ Write 477 DQ Mixed 256 199% 258 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 254%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 135GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	28.5% Poor	Read 62 Write 63 Mixed 59.9 80% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.53 4K Write 1.86 4K Mixed 0.22 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 28.5% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 9,254 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 30 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 31 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 47.4 84% 47.4 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 117%

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Desktop 92%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	505x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	118x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	99x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	71x

SSD
1TB SSD 1TBLexarBench 184%, 3,679 samples	51x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	48x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	38x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	45x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $727

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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