Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics128% 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.
Boot Drive321% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '19 at 22:19
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 95.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
97% 175 Pts
4-Core 477
8-Core 746
75% 611 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2773 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 397.93
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
128% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 207
Parallax 194
143% 192 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 178
Splatting 130
119% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 128%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
822GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1587 1677 1744 1793 1819 1802 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 2,420
Write 2,112
Mixed 1,294
SusWrite 1737
424% 1,891 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 73.4
247% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 1,054
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 940
703% 940 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 321%
Great: 425%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
658GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 179 182 181 182 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 136
Mixed 74
SusWrite 180
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 102%
Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
306GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 154 156 156 157 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 135
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 155
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$83
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
85% Excellent
MC Read 32.9
MC Write 32.6
MC Mixed 23.5
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 32.9
SC Mixed 26.9
76% 26.6 GB/s
Latency 54.7
73% 54.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 85%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,543 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,001
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HDDRAMUSB
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