Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	96.2% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 02:28
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 249 92% 162 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 755 76% 616 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 152 Parallax 130 114% 141 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 137 Splatting 112 99% 122 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 385 356 245 239 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Read 381 Write 434 Mixed 343 SusWrite 303 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 41.4 155% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 341 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 323 246% 330 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 98%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 555GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 391 472 465 466 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 458 Write 418 Mixed 384 SusWrite 434 95% 424 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 51.5 187% 72.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 271% 361 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 121%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 223GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 391 472 465 466 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 443 Mixed 427 SusWrite 434 100% 442 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 62.3 215% 79.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 361 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 356GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 124 123 124 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 82 SusWrite 122 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 1,121 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 745GB free Firmware: 0143 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 61 60 68 56 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	21% Poor	Read 13 Write 38.7 Mixed 11.7 SusWrite 60.1 22% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.3 62% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21% Great: 58%
WD My Passport Essential 320GB 787 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 237GB free, PID 070a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 26 26 24 23 26 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	7.49% Terrible	Read 10 Write 10 Mixed 17 SusWrite 24.8 22% 15.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.1 11% 0.13 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.49% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 32GB 155 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2800, 2800, 2800, 2800 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 34.3 MC Mixed 28.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 28 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 107%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,361x
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	893x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
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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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