Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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.
Graphics	133% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	229% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '20 at 21:46
Run Duration	287 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 93 1-Core 143 2-Core 287 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 774 77% 627 Pts	64-Core 792 49% 792 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 185 Reflection 199 Parallax 180 151% 188 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 186 Splatting 131 120% 149 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 639 325 320 323 322 317 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,911 Write 1,417 Mixed 622 SusWrite 374 239% 1,081 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 65.5 253% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,104 DQ Write 1,262 DQ Mixed 696 659% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 236%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 436GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 811 429 431 434 434 435 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,149 Write 1,131 Mixed 1,034 SusWrite 496 214% 952 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 80 284% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,227 DQ Write 1213 DQ Mixed 998 811% 1,146 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 237%
Crucial_CT2050MX300SSD1 2TB 2,359 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1TB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 469 354 275 274 280 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 367 Write 434 Mixed 161 SusWrite 351 74% 328 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 25.4 4K Mixed 32.8 66% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 125 DQ Write 20.5 DQ Mixed 30.9 33% 58.7 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 160 167 172 177 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	79% Very good	Read 104 Write 114 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 170 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.9 251% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 90%
Seagate ST1000LM014-SSHD-8GB 1TB 16,795 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 765GB free Firmware: LVD4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 111 110 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 113 Write 115 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 110 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 2.1 397% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 63%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 691GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 132 132 132 131 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 186 Write 142 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 130 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$123 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 51GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 90 91 90 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	43% Average	Read 59 Write 90.2 Mixed 66 SusWrite 89.3 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.5 200% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 43% Great: 87%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$110 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 111 123 125 125 120 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 114 Write 101 Mixed 59 SusWrite 120 72% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.6 209% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 90%
WD Red 1TB (2012)-$62 37,583 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 10GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 72 72 71 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	42.2% Average	Read 75.2 Write 68.5 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 71.4 49% 66.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	76.4% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.7 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 23.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 62 64% 62 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,888x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	763x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	361x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	905x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	781x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	776x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	267x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	265x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	196x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	288x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $56Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	138x

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Total price: $1,232

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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