Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.1% 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 Drive	73.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '20 at 22:35
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 141 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 714 74% 597 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GT 1030 185,384 User benchmarks, average bench 14% MSI(1462 8C98) 2GB CLim: 2164 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	17.1% Very poor	Lighting 22.1 Reflection 0.15 Parallax 20.9 18% 14.4 fps	MRender 8.14 Gravity 21.7 Splatting 23.2 15% 17.7 fps
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.1% Great: 15%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 181 169 131 174 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	73.8% Very good	Read 481 Write 272 Mixed 250 SusWrite 172 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 32.4 93% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 367 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 238 201% 294 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 621GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 97 104 97 98 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 136 Write 114 Mixed 47.8 SusWrite 104 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 360GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 107 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 117 Write 116 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 108 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$38 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.8 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 28.5 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 37.2 SC Mixed 30.4 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 107%

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

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,916x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	768x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	367x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	909x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	786x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	783x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	268x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	268x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	198x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	289x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	138x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $995

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16