Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.7% 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	223% 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

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

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '19 at 02:24
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 293 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 558 8-Core 567 75% 562 Pts	64-Core 561 35% 561 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% PowerColor(148C 2391) CLim: 1680 MHz, MLim: 2201 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 66.6 Reflection 86.9 Parallax 96.8 54% 83.4 fps	MRender 0.05 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 70.4 41% 45.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme PCIe SSD 512GB 568 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 419GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.4 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1177 805 486 462 480 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 848 Write 713 Mixed 949 SusWrite 651 178% 790 MB/s	4K Read 50.2 4K Write 212 4K Mixed 83.9 296% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,181 DQ Write 1,444 DQ Mixed 1288 978% 1,304 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 242%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71 11,382 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3TB free Firmware: MKAOAA50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 156 153 157 159 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 149 Write 154 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 157 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 209% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB 2,724 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 31 107% 37.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 32.8 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 49 82% 49 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 106%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,358x
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 $45Bench 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 $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