Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	33.2% 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	290% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 10:21
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.5 1-Core 153 2-Core 300 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 844 85% 689 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 2962) 2GB CLim: 1481 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.2% Below average	Lighting 41.6 Reflection 38.8 Parallax 31.6 34% 37.3 fps	MRender 39.8 Gravity 41.2 Splatting 36.7 32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 33.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 9,880 User benchmarks, average bench 307% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 951 Write 975 Mixed 984 217% 970 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 59.1 207% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 398 DQ Write 441 DQ Mixed 228 225% 356 MB/s
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 541%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 2,090 Write 1,776 Mixed 1,568 403% 1,811 MB/s	4K Read 51.8 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 69.4 245% 89.5 MB/s	DQ Read 577 DQ Write 414 DQ Mixed 239 248% 410 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 353%
Asmedia ASM1053E 1.5TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 985GB free Firmware: 0 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 84.2 Mixed 84.3 65% 86.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.65 4K Write 2.42 4K Mixed 0.36 112% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 57%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 618GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 85 Write 74.2 Mixed 65.7 94% 75 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 2.34 4K Mixed 0.2 88% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 45%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,598 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 11GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	20% Poor	Read 38.4 Write 21.2 Mixed 23.1 32% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.19 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.51 166% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3090 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 27.7 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 29.9 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 48.5 83% 48.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 104%

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

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,350x
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	1,027x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	939x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	888x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $160Bench 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	227x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $1,052

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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