Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 97.1%, 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	325% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 29 '20 at 17:32
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 96.8 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 739 80% 634 Pts	64-Core 727 45% 727 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Asus(1043 8706) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 155 Reflection 148 Parallax 149 126% 150 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 131 Splatting 107 110% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 301GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1741 894 898 898 896 885 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	325% Outstanding	Read 2,423 Write 2,052 Mixed 1,710 SusWrite 1,035 404% 1,805 MB/s	4K Read 71.5 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 101 338% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,463 DQ Write 1,252 DQ Mixed 1,344 1,011% 1,353 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 325% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$79 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 310GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 452 454 453 453 290 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 453 Mixed 417 SusWrite 423 99% 440 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 63.7 199% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 129%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 487GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 144 157 157 157 150 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 155 Write 166 Mixed 38 SusWrite 152 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 140% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 26.3 94% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 30.3 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 101%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical STRIX Z270H GAMING Builds (Compare 3,220 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,576x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	577x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	444x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 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	134x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	133x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	142x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $752

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16