Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.3% 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 Drive	89.2% 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.
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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '17 at 22:20
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 544 72% 542 Pts	64-Core 544 34% 544 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0519) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Lighting 72.3 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 91.3 59% 78.4 fps	MRender 72 Gravity 69.8 Splatting 59 54% 66.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GOODRAM 960GB 288 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 862GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM12.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 324 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 216 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 997 (AD) Unknown 100 100 196621 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 114 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 128850984990 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4079	89.2% Excellent	Read 506 Write 480 Mixed 484 110% 490 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 12.4 113% 48.3 MB/s	DQ Read 28.8 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 10.3 56% 119 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 100 217034696 (03) Spinup time 97 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 49 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 372560 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 33 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 24 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BE) vendor-specific 73 72 454557723 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 245 (C2) HDA temperature 27 40 68719476763 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 18700287606805 (F1) Unknown 100 253 2758134263 (F2) Unknown 100 253 426493559	94.8% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 152 Mixed 162 124% 164 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.52 4K Mixed 0.2 71% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 114%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 6,502 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 50GB free Firmware: 1306 Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	47.4% Average	Read 83.9 Write 81.2 Mixed 72.9 60% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.51 4K Write 1.14 4K Mixed 0.28 74% 0.64 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.4% Great: 59%
Seagate Expansion 500GB 5,329 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 22GB free Firmware: 9300 Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 60.9 Write 60.4 Mixed 57.6 45% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 0.44 4K Mixed 0.12 41% 0.34 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 29.5 101% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.8 SC Mixed 29.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,569x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	574x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	444x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	419x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	399x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	132x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	141x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $747

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