Asrock Z270 SLI Xtreme

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics0.36% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough 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
MotherboardAsrock Z270 SLI Xtreme  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170323
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 19:32
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
CPUSocket, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.8% Excellent
Memory 94.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 245
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 427
8-Core 760
71% 593 Pts
64-Core 784
48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 3715) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2214 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
0.36% Terrible
Lighting 0.3
Reflection 0.08
Parallax 7.5
0% 2.63 fps
MRender 2.38
Gravity 0.07
Splatting 0.09
1% 0.84 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 0.36%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel Optane+1.8T 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 24 28 15 5.8 3.6 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 47% Great: 117%
Intel Raid 1 Volume 1TB
16GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 110 125 112 108 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 135
Write 127
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 112
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.3
242% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 24%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x4GB-$30
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.2% Very good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 21.6
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 28.4
SC Mixed 20.9
63% 22 GB/s
Latency 59.1
68% 59.1 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71.2%
Great: 90%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z270 SLI Xtreme Builds (Compare 196 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asrock Z270 SLI Xtreme

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $373
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