Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 67%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics103% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270F GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '18 at 22:17
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 94%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 77.9
1-Core 77.4
2-Core 147
60% 101 Pts
4-Core 360
8-Core 713
63% 536 Pts
64-Core 685
42% 685 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Gigabyte(1458 373F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 144
Parallax 124
109% 134 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 130
Splatting 105
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force GS 180GB-$134
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.41
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 354
Write 248
Mixed 240
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 49
181% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 227
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 208
160% 217 MB/s
Poor: 57% Great: 86%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
417GB free
Firmware: M3CR020
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 381 458 466 429 430 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 452
Mixed 435
SusWrite 434
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 59.4
202% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 294
240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 126%
Great: 125%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$50
711GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 179 178 177 178 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 71.5
Write 75.5
Mixed 54
SusWrite 178
69% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.5
435% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
34.6% Below average
MC Read 12.9
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 10.8
35% 12.4 GB/s
SC Read 4.6
SC Write 9.4
SC Mixed 6.3
19% 6.77 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270F GAMING Builds (Compare 6,085 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,223
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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