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 (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	279% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '18 at 02:54
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 772 83% 661 Pts	64-Core 791 49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6264) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 397.93 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 86.6 Reflection 81.8 Parallax 70.7 71% 79.7 fps	Gravity 75.6 Splatting 74.2 66% 74.9 fps
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 931GB free Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	152% Outstanding	Read 1,037 Write 985 Mixed 1,016 226% 1,013 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 30.8 158% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 42.6 DQ Write 111 DQ Mixed 225 129% 126 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 152% Great: 445%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	279% Outstanding	Read 2,881 Write 1,212 Mixed 1,321 395% 1,805 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 65.5 255% 89.3 MB/s	DQ Read 66.7 DQ Write 489 DQ Mixed 36.5 99% 197 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 279% Great: 280%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 28GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	11.5% Very poor	Read 23.9 Write 6.27 Mixed 4.4 11% 11.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.65 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 1.35 126% 2.91 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 11.5% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 26.7 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 30.2 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 50 80% 50 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%

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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 $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: $1,001

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 $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