Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics79.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '19 at 01:21
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 83.3
1-Core 138
2-Core 254
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 745
75% 607 Pts
64-Core 749
46% 749 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.2% Very good
Lighting 98.5
Reflection 112
Parallax 103
80% 105 fps
MRender 93.7
Gravity 90.6
Splatting 96.8
77% 93.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,238
Write 1,005
Mixed 607
210% 950 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 62
220% 78 MB/s
DQ Read 1204
DQ Write 1,083
DQ Mixed 782
686% 1023 MB/s
Poor: 153% Great: 254%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
303GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 150 152 153 129 151 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 86.7
Write 64
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 147
67% 90.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 114%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB
512GB free, PID 25fa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 73 75 74 70 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
31.8% Below average
Read 84.3
Write 82.8
Mixed 55.8
SusWrite 73.3
99% 74.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.2
47% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 31.8%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB-$113
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (24th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.4% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 22.6
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 23.1
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 74.6
54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,553 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 Z270E GAMING - $199

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $992
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HDDRAMUSB
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