Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics63.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.9% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '18 at 19:07
Run Duration108 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 160
2-Core 318
105% 192 Pts
4-Core 602
8-Core 884
93% 743 Pts
64-Core 882
55% 882 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 105%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2304 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
63.1% Good
Lighting 76.2
Reflection 74.1
Parallax 59.5
62% 69.9 fps
MRender 82.2
Gravity 77
Splatting 78.9
65% 79.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 63.1%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 250GB-$55
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Read 503
Write 232
Mixed 256
72% 330 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 24
135% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 13.6
80% 186 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
516GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 117
Write 104
Mixed 120
86% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.31
4K Write 0.54
4K Mixed 0.29
96% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 39.3
MC Mixed 28.6
101% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 43.8
SC Mixed 33
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 49.6
81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,543 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: 69% - Good Total price: $993
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CPUGPUSSD
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Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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