Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56% 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	329% 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.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '18 at 04:46
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 97.7 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 845 81% 671 Pts	64-Core 844 52% 844 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 411.63 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56% Above average	Lighting 69.4 Reflection 55.1 Parallax 63.7 57% 62.7 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 62.2 Splatting 69.7 55% 66.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139 63,520 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 217GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1590 1581 1569 1452 1379 1268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,631 Write 1760 Mixed 941 SusWrite 1,473 378% 1,701 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 73 264% 99.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,254 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1,033 812% 1,126 MB/s
Poor: 159% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 353%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 779GB free Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 481 484 484 488 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 492 Mixed 471 SusWrite 481 111% 491 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 63.2 214% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 27,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3297 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 39.6 MC Mixed 28.5 100% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 39.5 SC Mixed 31.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 47.5 84% 47.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,399x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	788x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,033x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	948x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	896x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	440x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	229x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	488x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	261x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	227x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $763

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16