Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 29%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 43%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics54.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive137% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270I GAMING  (all builds)
Memory5.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180328
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJun 05 '20 at 15:46
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU 33%

 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
43% Average
Memory 64.2
1-Core 94.9
2-Core 79.3
52% 79.5 Pts
4-Core 117
8-Core 413
28% 265 Pts
64-Core 318
20% 318 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 43%
Great: 85%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 26.20.100.7262
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.52% Terrible
Lighting 7.83
Reflection 10.8
Parallax 8.06
6% 8.89 fps
MRender 10.8
Gravity 7.27
Splatting 16
10% 11.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.52%
Great: 6%
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Lighting 67
Reflection 65.8
Parallax 57.3
55% 63.4 fps
MRender 69
Gravity 63.8
Splatting 66.7
54% 66.5 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 222 223 186 206 222 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
137% Outstanding
Read 1,132
Write 834
Mixed 704
SusWrite 243
162% 728 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 39.8
136% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 788
DQ Write 773
DQ Mixed 773
583% 778 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 137%
Great: 280%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
247GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 107 93 106 93 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 180
Write 165
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 101
99% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3020 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
62.9% Good
MC Read 21.9
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 26.4
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 24
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 116
34% 116 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270I GAMING Builds (Compare 943 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $727
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