Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	213% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores, 1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 24 '18 at 14:30
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ECU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$242 712,312 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 95.7 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 783 80% 644 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.8% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SBBU480G1122 480GB 1,863 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 203GB free Firmware: Z3106000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 100 1899 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 886 (A5) Unknown 100 100 1112451842378 (A6) Unknown 100 100 2 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 7 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 3 (AE) Unknown 100 100 187 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 40 22 335007449148 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 472449351790 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1498 (EA) Unknown 100 100 6109 (F1) Unknown 253 253 3179 (F2) Unknown 253 253 9516 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	77.3% Very good	Read 499 Write 410 Mixed 243 85% 384 MB/s	4K Read 21.3 4K Write 76.7 4K Mixed 5.55 80% 34.5 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 0.05 63% 153 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 67%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 139GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 2,005 Write 1,143 Mixed 1,157 316% 1,435 MB/s	4K Read 52.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 36.9 189% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 95.6 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 121 107% 154 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 218803072 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3561 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 66 60 4148739 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 3608 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1657 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 63 59 656408613 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 509 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 86 86 28766 (C2) HDA temperature 37 41 107374182437 (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 37456409789833 (F1) Unknown 100 253 7447742775 (F2) Unknown 100 253 196270640481	102% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 168 Mixed 171 133% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.77 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.24 90% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.2 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 24.7 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 25.9 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 54.8 73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 107%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,351x
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	889x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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: 69% - Good

Total price: $993

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 $182	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) $30	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