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 (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 95.9%, 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 15 '20 at 18:01
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 97.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 299 102% 184 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 850 83% 679 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,289 Write 49 Mixed 96 514% 2,478 MB/s	4K Read 884 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 5.9 1,349% 298 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 37GB free Firmware: X41100RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,403 Write 58.5 Mixed 115 524% 2,526 MB/s	4K Read 986 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 7.2 1,506% 332 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64 143,477 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 24GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,667 Write 51 Mixed 102 1,866% 2,606 MB/s	4K Read 940 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 2.7 39,503% 315 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3100 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.8 MC Write 40.2 MC Mixed 32.9 108% 37.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.2 SC Write 42.9 SC Mixed 32.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 47.8 84% 47.8 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

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

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,370x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	784x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,029x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	942x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	437x
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	486x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	258x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $831

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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