Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics63.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270H GAMING  (all builds)
Memory4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateNov 17 '17 at 19:07
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 135
2-Core 271
91% 165 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 537
72% 536 Pts
64-Core 534
33% 534 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
63.2% Good
Lighting 80.6
Reflection 81.8
Parallax 71.6
66% 78 fps
MRender 78.1
Gravity 73.4
Splatting 65.2
58% 72.3 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80
1.5TB free
Firmware: CV12 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.5% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 164
Mixed 154
124% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.71
4K Write 1.56
4K Mixed 0.15
75% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.5%
Great: 99%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18
120GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
41.1% Average
Read 75.6
Write 67.7
Mixed 80.7
56% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.34
4K Write 1.27
4K Mixed 0.15
54% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 41.1%
Great: 47%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS1OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 130
Write 144
Mixed 129
101% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.45
4K Write 1.78
4K Mixed 0.18
72% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42% Average
MC Read 14.5
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 12.5
40% 13.9 GB/s
SC Read 12.3
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 13
38% 13.2 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 42%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270H GAMING Builds (Compare 3,202 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $773
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HDDRAMUSB
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