Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.1% 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	329% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	May 25 '19 at 22:33
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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 (99^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.4 1-Core 158 2-Core 287 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 822 83% 674 Pts	64-Core 860 53% 860 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	55.1% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 59 56% 65.5 fps	MRender 73.2 Gravity 60.7 Splatting 63.4 54% 65.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 421GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 838 1948 1975 1995 1986 2031 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	329% Outstanding	Read 2,449 Write 2,175 Mixed 1,411 SusWrite 1,796 439% 1,957 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 75.4 254% 90.6 MB/s	DQ Read 920 DQ Write 979 DQ Mixed 1,016 746% 971 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 329% Great: 393%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 124 134 134 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 100 Write 120 Mixed 83.9 SusWrite 127 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 0.8 211% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.1% Very good	MC Read 28.4 MC Write 26.3 MC Mixed 20.2 71% 25 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 19.2 59% 20.6 GB/s	Latency 58.8 68% 58.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 107%

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

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Workstation 76%

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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 $182	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) $30	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