PC STRIX Z270I GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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.
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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	PC STRIX Z270I GAMING (all builds)
Motherboard	ASUSTeK STRIX Z270I GAMING
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170616
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Nov 18 '18 at 20:48
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	EUR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 781 77% 631 Pts	64-Core 807 50% 807 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.94 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 190 Parallax 172 142% 179 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 170 Splatting 118 110% 136 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7401Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,639 Write 1,099 Mixed 704 253% 1,147 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 74.5 246% 94.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,568 DQ Write 1,016 DQ Mixed 964 808% 1,183 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 250GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 92 93 95 101 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	57.3% Above average	Read 105 Write 89.7 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 94.9 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C15K4 2x8GB 5,197 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 34.6 MC Mixed 25.8 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 34.3 SC Mixed 28.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 99%

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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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Typical STRIX Z270I GAMING Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 66%

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Desktop 85%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 56%

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System: PC STRIX Z270I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	20x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	3x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	2x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	16x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	3x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	2x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	11x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	6x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	3x

RAM
CM4X16GE2666C16K8 2x16GBCorsairBench 79%, 315 samples	16x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	4x
CM4X8GD3000C15K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 83%, 5,197 samples	2x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $343

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