Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	89.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	21.3 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 21 '18 at 12:31
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$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 (98^th percentile)	94.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 150 2-Core 295 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 522 8-Core 793 82% 657 Pts	64-Core 822 51% 822 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8599) CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.24 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Lighting 116 Reflection 118 Parallax 99.9 94% 111 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 99.4 Splatting 98.6 80% 97.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ VT180 240GB-$160 147 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.00 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6193 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 774 (AB) Unknown 100 100 82639696 (AE) Unknown 100 100 69 (BE) vendor-specific 100 100 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 239 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 93 93 93 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14428 (F2) Unknown 100 100 10559 (F9) Unknown 100 100 1014090741	101% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 489 Mixed 497 112% 500 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 18.4 126% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 15.6 97% 220 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$37 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2.5TB free Firmware: MKAOA800 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 135 84 (03) Spinup time 135 135 51573031550 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3703 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 17 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 125 125 30 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 14595 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 284 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3894 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3894 (C2) HDA temperature 127 127 313533792303 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 29 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	80.5% Excellent	Read 137 Write 143 Mixed 113 98% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.44 120% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 829GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 88 88 85 (02) Throughput performance 130 130 151 (03) Spinup time 103 103 55879140007 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4783 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 2 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 134 134 32 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 24560 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 281 (C0) Power-off retract count 79 79 26398 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 79 79 26398 (C2) HDA temperature 130 130 249109086254 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 2 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 3 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	46.8% Average	Read 80.9 Write 81.8 Mixed 89.4 64% 84 MB/s	4K Read 0.82 4K Write 1.64 4K Mixed 0.49 119% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.8% Great: 46%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB 28,278 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 789GB free Firmware: 03.00C06 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 253 253 5358 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3592 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 75 75 18917 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 273 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 66 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 3525 (C2) HDA temperature 105 89 45 (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 8 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	59.4% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 99.2 77% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.85 4K Write 2.51 4K Mixed 0.51 139% 1.29 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 62%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 679GB free Firmware: GKAOA70M Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 130 130 151 (03) Spinup time 105 105 55878353558 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 5920 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 132 132 33 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 40786 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 502 (C0) Power-off retract count 1 1 151443 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 151443 (C2) HDA temperature 125 125 343598432304 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	44.8% Average	Read 75.8 Write 80.2 Mixed 85.7 61% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.68 4K Mixed 0.51 120% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FD BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FBR2 BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FD BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FBR2 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2473, 2473, 2473, 2473 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.9% Very good	MC Read 29 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 24.7 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 62.7 64% 62.7 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 88%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,563x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	141x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $781

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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 $52

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