Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	125% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '18 at 09:05
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 92% 165 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 726 74% 598 Pts	64-Core 728 45% 728 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.3% 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: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	58.9% Above average	Lighting 66.5 Reflection 76.9 Parallax 62.5 54% 68.7 fps	MRender 94.5 Gravity 66.7 Splatting 87 68% 82.7 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 312GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 481 474 468 467 468 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	138% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 466 Mixed 392 SusWrite 470 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 48.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 69.5 237% 86.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 138% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 150GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 284 287 292 280 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 465 Mixed 380 SusWrite 303 91% 406 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 67.6 231% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$150 38,097 User benchmarks, average bench 241% 282GB free Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1682 1693 1511 1079 1078 1077 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 1,890 Write 1,642 Mixed 931 SusWrite 1,353 326% 1,454 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 68.9 242% 91.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1552 DQ Write 1,357 DQ Mixed 1,196 967% 1,368 MB/s
Poor: 157% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 302%
WD WD1600AAKX-22V1A2 160GB 53 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 77GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 90 Write 87.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 90.6 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 58%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 663GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 93 93 92 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 96.3 Write 54 Mixed 56.5 SusWrite 92.9 55% 74.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 84%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3400 C16 Series 2x8GB 778 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.7% Very good	MC Read 29.5 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 22.1 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 25.1 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 61.5 65% 61.5 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 112%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,370x
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	1,029x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	942x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	485x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	258x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Total price: $962

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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