Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 98.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	331% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 09 '19 at 20:31
Run Duration	226 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 306 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 539 8-Core 846 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 846 52% 846 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.1% Above average	Lighting 66.4 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 60.9 54% 65.3 fps	MRender 73.8 Gravity 63.2 Splatting 53.9 51% 63.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB 738 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1892 1734 1748 2049 2101 1500 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,907 Write 2,061 Mixed 804 SusWrite 1,837 423% 1,902 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 53.7 202% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 602 DQ Write 1,243 DQ Mixed 771 629% 872 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 376%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$82 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 325GB free Firmware: P0801A SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 464 482 450 443 443 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 440 Mixed 407 SusWrite 454 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 53 181% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 271 220% 310 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 127%
USB Mass Storage Device 8GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 4GB free, PID 168a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 21 21 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	12.7% Very poor	Read 40.2 Write 20.3 Mixed 19 SusWrite 19.7 30% 24.8 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 43% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 12.7% Great: 16%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 6,865 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 12GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 4.3 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.9 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	6.75% Terrible	Read 31.7 Write 2.8 Mixed 5.5 SusWrite 3.8 10% 10.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.75% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 26.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 31.1 88% 31 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,351x
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	1,027x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	939x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	889x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	435x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	227x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $993

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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