Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	234% 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.

Run History

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 10 '20 at 19:48
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 159 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 886 91% 736 Pts	64-Core 890 55% 890 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 51% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 116GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 514 324 328 317 285 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	234% Outstanding	Read 2,110 Write 1,485 Mixed 575 SusWrite 337 248% 1,127 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 63.7 254% 100 MB/s	DQ Read 1,168 DQ Write 1184 DQ Mixed 841 724% 1,064 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 234% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 864GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 185 182 183 184 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 158 Mixed 29.1 SusWrite 181 94% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2 367% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 169GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 101 101 100 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 126 Write 101 Mixed 70.8 SusWrite 100 73% 99.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 112%
StoreJet Transcend 1TB 14,954 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 455GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 101 100 101 101 101 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	43.9% Average	Read 102 Write 73.2 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 99 109% 82.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 114% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 43.9% Great: 45%
MMC Card 64GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 56GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 36 36 34 36 33 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	20% Poor	Read 75.8 Write 30.3 Mixed 20.4 SusWrite 34.3 47% 40.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.2 31% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 38%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GC3000C15K4 2x8GB 1,531 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 31.1 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 32 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,563x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	574x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	444x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	419x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	399x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	132x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	141x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $781

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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