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 as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	40.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (52%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 08:50
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	52%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 5.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 313 101% 187 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 725 78% 622 Pts	64-Core 751 46% 751 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6698) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 3052 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 77.2 Reflection 101 Parallax 95.3 63% 91.2 fps	Gravity 134 Splatting 90 96% 112 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 16GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 19 57 26 32 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	40.9% Average	Read 480 Write 58 Mixed 124 SusWrite 33 37% 174 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 31.1 4K Mixed 6.3 47% 17.4 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 57.5 DQ Mixed 27.6 50% 104 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 40.9% Great: 86%
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 5GB free Firmware: Z33130RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 481 Write 392 Mixed 366 92% 413 MB/s	4K Read 18.4 4K Write 33.5 4K Mixed 19 70% 23.6 MB/s	DQ Read 156 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 29.1 68% 140 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 190GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 190 190 189 192 193 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 120 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 191 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD BLS4G4D240FSE.8FBD Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 24GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.9% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 13 43% 14.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.6 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 12.7 41% 14.4 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 92%

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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	4,361x
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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Value: 70% - Very good

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