Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics59% 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 Drive215% 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.
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.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime5.9 Days
Run DateJan 18 '19 at 18:00
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 above expectations (98th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 93.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 279
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 797
81% 657 Pts
64-Core 782
48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
8.01% Terrible
Lighting 8.33
Reflection 11.9
Parallax 8.34
7% 9.52 fps
MRender 12.5
Gravity 7.5
Splatting 16.5
10% 12.2 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.01%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59% Above average
Lighting 74
Reflection 71.3
Parallax 61.5
60% 68.9 fps
MRender 69.6
Gravity 67.9
Splatting 69.3
56% 69 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 59%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
123GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 302 295 286 290 289 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
215% Outstanding
Read 1,738
Write 1,432
Mixed 1,108
SusWrite 324
256% 1,150 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 73.5
247% 94.4 MB/s
DQ Read 981
DQ Write 1,205
DQ Mixed 1,010
785% 1,065 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 215%
Great: 280%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 133 134 135 137 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 148
Write 144
Mixed 96.4
SusWrite 136
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.9
202% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.1% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 20.2
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.4
67% 23.5 GB/s
Latency 60.4
66% 60.4 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 105%

 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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CPUGPUSSD
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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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