Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51.7% 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.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '19 at 12:39
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.3 1-Core 143 2-Core 240 92% 160 Pts	4-Core 489 8-Core 786 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 80.9 52% 70.9 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 64.7 Splatting 56.2 51% 63.3 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 748 558 605 581 607 559 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,864 Write 1,077 Mixed 729 SusWrite 610 237% 1,070 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 65.2 252% 95.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,230 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 527 453% 694 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 247%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 124GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 748 266 176 169 136 157 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 64% Great: 118%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 202GB free Firmware: SM30 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 103 Write 97.5 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 76.9 62% 84.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.9 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 65%
WD Elements 2620 5TB 4,390 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 4.5TB free, PID 2620 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 118 118 119 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	65.7% Good	Read 130 Write 110 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 118 146% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6.8 4K Mixed 0.8 263% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 65%
HITACHI HUS724040ALE640 4TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2.5TB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 7.1 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	3.44% Terrible	Read 19.5 Write 16 Mixed 16.2 SusWrite 1.3 17% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.44% Great: 30%
WDC WD30 EZRX-00D8PB0 3TB 39 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 304GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 78 81 81 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	20.9% Poor	Read 20.7 Write 21 Mixed 18 SusWrite 79.1 51% 34.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 14% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.9% Great: 47%
ST4000DM 004-2CV104 4TB 31 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 416GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 19.5 Write 21.8 Mixed 15.3 24% 18.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 14% 0.17 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 60%
ST4000DX 001-1CE168 4TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 424GB free, PID 0539 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 79 78 81 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 22.2 Write 21.3 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 79 53% 36 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.2 14% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3020 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 30.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 29.9 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 103%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,570x
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 $94Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $747

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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