Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With 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 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	46.7% 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)
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.

Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 22:17
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	54%

PC Performing way below expectations (12^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 52.7 1-Core 84.2 2-Core 150 54% 95.7 Pts	4-Core 258 8-Core 365 39% 312 Pts	64-Core 311 19% 311 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46.7% Average	Lighting 59.3 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.6 48% 53 fps	MRender 65.1 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 49.3 44% 54 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 396 Write 381 Mixed 316 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 46.7 4K Mixed 31.1 102% 34.1 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 218 DQ Mixed 294 218% 291 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 165GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 356 366 332 346 334 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	82.3% Excellent	Read 359 Write 365 Mixed 316 SusWrite 340 78% 345 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 33.6 107% 35.6 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 256 DQ Mixed 301 227% 306 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 134%
WD Black 4TB (2013)-$178 20,205 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 145GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 77 92 131 123 136 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 104 Write 58.7 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 106 56% 76.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 68% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$161 35,811 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	45% Average	MC Read 16.3 MC Write 16.9 MC Mixed 17.6 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 11.6 SC Mixed 11.9 30% 10.3 GB/s	Latency 151 26% 151 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 110%

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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 Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,350x
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	1,027x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	939x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	888x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	435x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	227x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $1,001

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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