Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	41.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	195% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 18:39
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.9% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 154 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 596 80% 598 Pts	64-Core 593 37% 593 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3369) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2685 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.3% Average	Lighting 46.7 Reflection 53.8 Parallax 43.8 38% 48.1 fps	MRender 66.7 Gravity 46.7 Splatting 60.9 48% 58.1 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 456GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 616 81 97 98 104 97 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	195% Outstanding	Read 1,473 Write 1,451 Mixed 1,061 SusWrite 182 233% 1,042 MB/s	4K Read 59.1 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 81.8 289% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 668 DQ Write 947 DQ Mixed 273 356% 629 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 195% Great: 295%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 111GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 237 236 286 286 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 490 Write 285 Mixed 289 SusWrite 260 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 27.9 129% 53.8 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 52.8 84% 159 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 81%
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB-$98 11,843 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 22GB free Firmware: PSF100C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 91 123 62 61 52 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 622 Write 284 Mixed 382 SusWrite 92.3 76% 345 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 53.3 201% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 285 DQ Mixed 170 141% 198 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 42GB free Firmware: 04.04V06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 93 94 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Read 94.6 Write 90.6 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 93.2 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 68%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 18GB free Firmware: 04.04V06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 111 106 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 108 71% 96.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 5,376 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 40 MC Write 43.1 MC Mixed 36.4 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.5 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 31.8 94% 33 GB/s	Latency 53.9 74% 53.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 111%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,350x
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	1,027x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	939x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	888x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	435x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	227x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $993

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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