Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 55%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 42.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics93.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive112% 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 (64%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateOct 02 '20 at 14:30
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 64%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
42.4% Average
Memory 33.2
1-Core 88.2
2-Core 132
46% 84.6 Pts
4-Core 277
8-Core 394
42% 335 Pts
64-Core 536
33% 536 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 42.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.7% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 131
Parallax 105
97% 118 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 120
Splatting 98.5
87% 108 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 93.7%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 838 560 545 529 515 495 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 545
Write 719
Mixed 375
SusWrite 580
125% 555 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 55.1
4K Mixed 21.4
83% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 727
DQ Write 607
DQ Mixed 365
356% 566 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 112%
Great: 254%
Intel 330 Series 180GB
83GB free
Firmware: 300i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 142 121 144 145 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Read 357
Write 184
Mixed 219
SusWrite 141
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 39.6
163% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 293
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 195
158% 225 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 83%
Intel 520 Series 240GB-$139
112GB free
Firmware: 400i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 206 210 197 205 205 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 306
Write 240
Mixed 238
SusWrite 205
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 37
144% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 245
DQ Mixed 240
189% 263 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 81%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
62% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 23
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 7.1
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 11
35% 12.2 GB/s
Latency 236
17% 236 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 62%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $966
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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