Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 09:35
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 140 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 748 75% 610 Pts	64-Core 731 45% 731 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 3507) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 189 Reflection 172 Parallax 185 154% 182 fps	MRender 191 Gravity 153 Splatting 110 119% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVPV256HDGL-000L7 256GB 713 User benchmarks, average bench 188% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5L6QBXW7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,698 Write 887 Mixed 766 245% 1,117 MB/s	4K Read 49.4 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 63.1 240% 90.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,226 DQ Write 309 DQ Mixed 479 427% 671 MB/s
Poor: 122% Great: 241%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 53GB free Firmware: CS900211 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 229 230 232 231 222 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 392 Write 238 Mixed 296 SusWrite 242 65% 292 MB/s	4K Read 30.4 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 26.6 133% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 140 138% 214 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 91%
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29 2,279 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 158GB free Firmware: X4162000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 195 195 193 192 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 477 Mixed 373 SusWrite 209 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 52.7 190% 69.4 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 238 199% 289 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 99%
Kingston SSDNow V+ Series 64GB 526 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 59GB free Firmware: AGYA0201 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 169 182 173 171 175 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 170 Write 112 Mixed 112 SusWrite 172 32% 142 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 49.8 4K Mixed 14.6 68% 26.6 MB/s	DQ Read 11.6 DQ Write 44.8 DQ Mixed 16.3 16% 24.2 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 42%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 410GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 74 75 77 80 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 55.7 Write 81.8 Mixed 64.2 SusWrite 74.9 51% 69.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 155% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 4x4GB 505 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 33 107% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 43.7 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.4 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 124%

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

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,567x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	574x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	444x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	419x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	399x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	132x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	141x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $772

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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