Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics129% 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 Drive229% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 15:43
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 96.5
1-Core 106
2-Core 220
81% 141 Pts
4-Core 419
8-Core 755
70% 587 Pts
64-Core 784
48% 784 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 194
Parallax 177
146% 183 fps
MRender 123
Gravity 178
Splatting 127
116% 142 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1092 402 307 310 311 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,950
Write 1,396
Mixed 642
SusWrite 456
246% 1,111 MB/s
4K Read 52.5
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 56.6
240% 92 MB/s
DQ Read 1,060
DQ Write 1,222
DQ Mixed 884
737% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 229%
Great: 236%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 163 164 163 165 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 150
Write 156
Mixed 100
SusWrite 164
105% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 101%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
721GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 154 154 155 154 156 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 157
Mixed 89.8
SusWrite 155
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.6
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 27.7
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 16.3
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 24.2
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 52.4
76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,552 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
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 $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk 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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