Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	456% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	23.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	2.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 09 '18 at 07:49
Run Duration	301 Seconds
Run User	TWN-User
Background CPU	13%

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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 290 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 833 82% 668 Pts	64-Core 830 51% 830 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 480GB-$300 1,985 User benchmarks, average bench 144% 188GB free Firmware: 0C4005T3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 7621 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 194 (64) Unknown 100 100 5499520 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 0 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 76 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 0 0 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 41 (B2) Unknown 100 100 30 (B4) Unknown 100 100 17998 (B3) Unknown 0 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 45 100 279174250541 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 99 99 1 (EA) Unknown 100 100 20052 (F1) Unknown 100 100 14469 (F2) Unknown 100 100 16150 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 7560	162% Outstanding	Read 1,215 Write 986 Mixed 977 236% 1,059 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 18 130% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 420 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 19.4 107% 247 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 181%
Intel 730 Series 240GB-$250 8,417 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 184GB free Firmware: L2010420 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 96 96 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 21227 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 369 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 228 (AF) Unknown 100 100 343857889922 (B7) Unknown 100 100 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 66 60 673120290 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 228 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 34 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 971060 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 0 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 19 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 3975 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 95 95 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 971060 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1036145	91.7% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 249 Mixed 307 75% 340 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 31.1 148% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 121 142% 247 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 95%
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	456% Outstanding	Read 2,328 Write 1,837 Mixed 2,274 479% 2,146 MB/s	4K Read 256 4K Write 227 4K Mixed 184 744% 222 MB/s	DQ Read 613 DQ Write 509 DQ Mixed 278 285% 467 MB/s
Poor: 302% ↑ This bench: 456% Great: 559%
Toshiba MG03ACA300 3TB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: FL2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 60 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7909 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 271 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 10648 (0A) Spinup retry count 105 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 221 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 123 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 11196 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 253404381225 (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 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 1 1 224708 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 194 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	86.7% Excellent	Read 153 Write 148 Mixed 144 112% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 3.16 4K Mixed 0.69 173% 1.59 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 94%
Toshiba MG03ACA300 3TB 1,003 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2TB free Firmware: FL2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 60 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7601 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 277 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 10649 (0A) Spinup retry count 105 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 221 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 124 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 11392 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 236224446505 (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 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 1 1 229868 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 196 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	72.3% Very good	Read 127 Write 124 Mixed 122 94% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.68 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.3% Great: 94%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 134 134 21494169871 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 674 (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 97 97 22071 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 358 (C0) Power-off retract count 89 89 13658 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 89 89 13658 (C2) HDA temperature 176 176 231929610274 (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	102% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 184 Mixed 138 123% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.16 4K Write 2.05 4K Mixed 0.23 112% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 113GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 68 (03) Spinup time 155 155 25796870470 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2208 (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 95 95 40540 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 989 (C0) Power-off retract count 90 90 13134 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 90 90 13134 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 257699282981 (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	80.9% Excellent	Read 174 Write 109 Mixed 141 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.2 85% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 72GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 70 (03) Spinup time 172 172 25790841176 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 14 (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 100 100 547 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 14 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1041 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1041 (C2) HDA temperature 171 171 171800330275 (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	54.1% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 91.9 Mixed 91.5 70% 93.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.97 4K Mixed 0.22 99% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1TB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 91 Write 97.5 Mixed 62.1 106% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.89 4K Mixed 0.2 73% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 873GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 50.4 Write 51 Mixed 43.2 62% 48.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.43 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.2 63% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GB-$165 7,179 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 30.1 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 31.7 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 118%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,889x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	763x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	361x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	905x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	781x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	776x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	267x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	265x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	196x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	288x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	138x

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Total price: $1,232

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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