Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics17.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive245% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
6 years ago, 6 years ago.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime6 Days
Run DateNov 16 '17 at 16:29
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 100%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Memory 95.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 253
91% 161 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 728
70% 579 Pts
64-Core 696
43% 696 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87.8%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K2200-$440
Nvidia(10DE 1097) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1124 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 385.12
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
17.8% Very poor
Lighting 22.5
Reflection 16.7
Parallax 19.7
18% 19.6 fps
MRender 23.8
Gravity 22.9
Splatting 16.4
17% 21 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 17%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 3TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 66% Great: 462%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
245% Outstanding
Read 1,645
Write 1,308
Mixed 1,215
309% 1,389 MB/s
4K Read 62.5
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 33.1
222% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 899
DQ Write 709
DQ Mixed 324
373% 644 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 245%
Great: 254%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 240GB-$160
214GB free
Firmware: 2.50 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
84.9% Excellent
Read 502
Write 243
Mixed 324
78% 356 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 18.6
127% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 83.9
122% 230 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 84.9%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
55.7% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 15.4
52% 18.1 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 22.7
SC Mixed 19.9
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 55.7%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,555 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: 70% - Very good Total price: $966
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