Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	29.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	201% 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 27 '18 at 09:12
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 98% 176 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 797 85% 676 Pts	64-Core 775 48% 775 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	29.4% Poor	Lighting 33.2 Reflection 38.3 Parallax 31.2 27% 34.2 fps	MRender 47.5 Gravity 33.2 Splatting 43.3 34% 41.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 29.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 283 274 270 266 261 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 1991 Write 1,401 Mixed 537 SusWrite 328 234% 1,064 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 50.9 201% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 980 DQ Write 851 DQ Mixed 637 554% 823 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 236%
Samsung 840 Series 500GB 7,390 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 70GB free Firmware: DXT0AB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 338 329 325 317 316 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 397 Write 198 Mixed 193 SusWrite 327 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 96.7 4K Mixed 32.7 140% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 66.3 101% 194 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 26.6 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 32 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $242Bench 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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $773

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