Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive92.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270I GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170105
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateDec 06 '19 at 19:00
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User SAU-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.6% Very good
Memory 88.1
1-Core 91.8
2-Core 188
72% 123 Pts
4-Core 373
8-Core 400
51% 386 Pts
64-Core 374
23% 374 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
33.3% Below average
Lighting 43
Reflection 30.1
Parallax 36.8
35% 36.6 fps
MRender 36.2
Gravity 39.4
Splatting 35
30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 33.3%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 299 303 303 303 307 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 307
Mixed 292
SusWrite 302
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 86.2
4K Mixed 36.2
134% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 228
199% 297 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 129%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
139GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1470 1091 1026 1039 1080 1042 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,327
Write 2,238
Mixed 1,396
SusWrite 1,125
396% 1,771 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 79.4
259% 89.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,203
DQ Write 1013
DQ Mixed 1,168
859% 1,128 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 292%
Great: 372%
WD WD2003FYPS-27W9B 2TB
15GB free
Firmware: 04.05G11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 80 76 97 102 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
53.6% Above average
Read 99
Write 96.5
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 87.3
66% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 53.6%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
80.5% Excellent
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 31.7
MC Mixed 26.8
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 30.3
SC Mixed 22.2
65% 22.7 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270I GAMING Builds (Compare 943 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $726
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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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