Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 20 '20 at 05:22
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 778 78% 633 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8561) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 30% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,300 Write 1,050 Mixed 717 226% 1,023 MB/s	4K Read 48.3 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 61.5 227% 83.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,561 DQ Write 1,290 DQ Mixed 910 822% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 126% Great: 259%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 816GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 178 185 188 189 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 162 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 183 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 139% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 465GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 76 76 76 76 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 75.3 Write 76.5 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 74.7 52% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 49%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 255GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 81 82 82 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 86.3 Write 90.5 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 80 55% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 44%
Seagate ST91000640NS 1TB 1,135 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 777GB free Firmware: CC03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 98 103 102 102 105 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	56.1% Above average	Read 94.2 Write 92.8 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 101 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 27.4 98% 34.2 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 30.2 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 103%

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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 $274	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 $184	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