Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 20% Surfboard	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	16.7% 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 Drive	142% 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	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colores, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '17 at 14:10
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	ARG-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 82.3 1-Core 136 2-Core 264 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 735 73% 596 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4849 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.65% Terrible	Lighting 8.07 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 8.09 7% 9.16 fps	MRender 10.4 Gravity 7.33 Splatting 16.2 10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.65% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 560-$180 23,273 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Asus(1043 83AE) 1GB CLim: 925 MHz, MLim: 1050 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Lighting 19.3 Reflection 22.5 Parallax 16.8 16% 19.5 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 19.4 Splatting 22.4 19% 22.8 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 1,367 Write 558 Mixed 806 200% 910 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 24.1 144% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 33.2 DQ Write 485 DQ Mixed 24.6 89% 181 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 157%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 199 2830 (03) Spinup time 175 170 6208 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3049 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 12134 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1236 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 776 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 112 112 265239 (C2) HDA temperature 112 102 38 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0
Poor: 31% Great: 67%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 198 2974 (03) Spinup time 173 163 6341 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4213 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 85 85 11060 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2554 (C0) Power-off retract count 198 198 2010 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 176 176 74192 (C2) HDA temperature 110 102 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	118% Outstanding	Read 230 Write 178 Mixed 151 139% 186 MB/s	4K Read 4.69 4K Write 3.03 4K Mixed 0.41 297% 2.71 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 67%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 135 135 34387526057 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1687 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4507 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1009 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1691 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1691 (C2) HDA temperature 153 153 219044184103 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	93.7% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 157 Mixed 126 113% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.21 93% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 107%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$18 39,749 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 287GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 145 139 1750 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4703 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6259 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1808 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 357 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 104 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 1727959 (C2) HDA temperature 103 90 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	45.7% Average	Read 82 Write 77.1 Mixed 75.2 59% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.48 4K Mixed 0.17 63% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C15 4x8GB 180 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.1% Good	MC Read 22.2 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 19.8 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 20.9 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 143%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,359x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	783x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,028x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	940x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	435x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Total price: $977

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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