Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 160% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 138% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	170% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161011
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Oct 09 '18 at 21:27
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 155 2-Core 304 101% 185 Pts	4-Core 534 8-Core 841 85% 688 Pts	64-Core 827 51% 827 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Gigabyte(1458 37A9); Gigabyte G1 Gaming OC CLim: 2370 MHz, MLim: 3622 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.16 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Lighting 239 Reflection 260 Parallax 265 195% 255 fps	MRender 263 Gravity 233 Splatting 154 170% 216 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 512GB-$129 14,996 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 236GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 173 162 163 165 156 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 196 Mixed 310 SusWrite 171 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 47.7 169% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 191 184% 292 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 464GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 459 459 477 478 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 451 Mixed 397 SusWrite 468 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 65.1 200% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 461GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 460 459 477 478 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 450 Mixed 448 SusWrite 468 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 43.1 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 61.8 206% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 273% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
Seagate ST4000DM006-2G5107 4TB 7,216 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 2.5TB free Firmware: DN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 217 218 221 220 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 208 Mixed 104 SusWrite 218 137% 188 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 280% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 126%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,409 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.1% Above average	MC Read 20.3 MC Write 19.8 MC Mixed 16.8 54% 19 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 17.5 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 55.9 72% 55.9 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 112%

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

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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	4,361x
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	1,028x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	940x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Total price: $966

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $45	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