Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% 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 Drive	202% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161227
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '19 at 01:47
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 157 2-Core 304 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 515 8-Core 828 82% 671 Pts	64-Core 836 52% 836 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.63% Terrible	Lighting 7.93 Reflection 11.3 Parallax 7.88 6% 9.03 fps	MRender 12 Gravity 7.17 Splatting 15.7 10% 11.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.63% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 171 Parallax 169 128% 166 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 158 Splatting 112 103% 127 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1152 444 315 315 314 314 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	202% Outstanding	Read 1,369 Write 1,137 Mixed 508 SusWrite 476 194% 872 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 53.4 220% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,056 DQ Write 1,269 DQ Mixed 708 660% 1,011 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 202% Great: 236%
Crucial M500 120GB-$75 15,430 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 90GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 136 136 136 137 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 416 Write 134 Mixed 201 SusWrite 136 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 37.2 147% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 159 128% 183 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 77%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 224GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 452 455 456 442 446 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 454 Mixed 316 SusWrite 447 92% 407 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 43.8 166% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 146 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 157 144% 214 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
Crucial MX200 500GB-$90 17,487 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 221GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 447 411 415 401 404 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 409 Write 444 Mixed 320 SusWrite 419 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 43.3 163% 64.5 MB/s	DQ Read 144 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 162 146% 215 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 105%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$190 33,949 User benchmarks, average bench 217% 2TB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,491 Write 1,612 Mixed 1089 312% 1,397 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 198 4K Mixed 87 307% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 910 DQ Mixed 322 414% 741 MB/s
Poor: 154% Great: 282%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 29 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 20.6 SC Write 36.4 SC Mixed 28 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 106%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,359x
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	1,028x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	940x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x

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	228x

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: $992

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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