Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	125% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161227
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 30 '20 at 06:42
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 479 8-Core 695 73% 587 Pts	64-Core 732 45% 732 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3772) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112 26,139 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 637GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 466 467 478 481 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 475 Mixed 424 SusWrite 453 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 55.8 193% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 300 244% 345 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 126%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 163GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 115 115 96 104 101 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	60.1% Good	Read 361 Write 300 Mixed 277 SusWrite 110 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 20 105% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 195 DQ Mixed 26.6 61% 126 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 11GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 118 113 125 115 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 118 Write 70.2 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 116 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 112%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 190GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 9 8.4 12 8.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 1.3 Write 0.7 Mixed 0.8 SusWrite 10 2% 3.2 MB/s	4K Read 0 4K Write 0.3 8% 0.15 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
General UDisk 8GB 7,759 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 7GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.2 10 6.6 12 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 10.2 Write 10.5 Mixed 10.3 SusWrite 8.5 14% 9.88 MB/s	4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 3% Great: 10%
WD Elements 25A1 3TB 4,338 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 91 91 92 90 90 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 80.5 Write 80.5 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 90.7 111% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.8 141% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.C8FBD1 2x8GB 2,416 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	71.1% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 20.2 71% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 22.7 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 76%

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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	4,361x
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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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $966

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