Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	23.7% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 13:27
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 618 81% 608 Pts	64-Core 578 36% 578 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 24GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 52 25 13 19 24 MB/s Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	23.7% Poor	Read 322 Write 58.4 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 35.6 26% 120 MB/s	4K Read 8.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 10.2 26% 6.77 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 23.7% Great: 70%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 7GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 70 75 76 64 64 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 75.3 Write 79.7 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 70.2 49% 66.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 51%
Seagate ST3750840AS 750GB 797 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 69GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 45 44 45 46 46 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 59.5 Write 26.5 Mixed 39.2 SusWrite 45.1 32% 42.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 103% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 42%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$83 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 162 158 170 172 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 144 Write 150 Mixed 62.1 SusWrite 166 95% 131 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 68% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 85%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 500GB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 186GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 59 61 62 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	37.5% Below average	Read 69.2 Write 62.7 Mixed 37.7 SusWrite 61 42% 57.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 158% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 71%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 64GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 104 107 98 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	74.8% Very good	Read 153 Write 130 Mixed 30 SusWrite 108 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 107%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 45GB free Firmware: GM4OA5CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 62 59 62 63 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	37.1% Below average	Read 67.3 Write 66.5 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 61.8 43% 58.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 37.1% Great: 51%
Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB 1,620 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 57GB free Firmware: MFAOAC50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 93 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 88.3 Write 88.6 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 96 58% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 97%
Asmt USB 3.0 Destop H 1TB 351 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 827GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 205 204 207 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 136 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 204 118% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 102%
WD My Book 25EE 10TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 9TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 202 195 194 199 199 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 191 Write 204 Mixed 138 SusWrite 198 249% 183 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 7.7 4K Mixed 1 306% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x16GB 13,628 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	54.3% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 15.6 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 20.2 SC Mixed 17.7 52% 18.3 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 59%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,906x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	766x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	365x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	907x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	783x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	782x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	268x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	268x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	196x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	288x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	138x

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Total price: $1,206

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