Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	108% 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	205% 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	12.4 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 18:45
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 316 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 622 8-Core 603 82% 612 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% 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 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 155 Parallax 135 115% 144 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 138 Splatting 115 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 108% 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: 405 329 592 87 83 99 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,500 Write 1,443 Mixed 1,086 SusWrite 266 240% 1,074 MB/s	4K Read 60.6 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 85.3 300% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 683 DQ Write 949 DQ Mixed 273 358% 635 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 295%
Crucial M4 512GB-$74 4,600 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 111GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 220 285 286 287 287 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 482 Write 274 Mixed 300 SusWrite 261 73% 329 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 28.8 127% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 52.1 57% 95.1 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.7% 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: 295 140 61 46 46 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 634 Write 312 Mixed 390 SusWrite 107 80% 361 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 52.7 207% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 172 146% 207 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 42GB free Firmware: 04.04V06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 92 90 93 93 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 92.4 Write 91.8 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 92.2 63% 85 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 68%
WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U1 150GB 7,915 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 18GB free Firmware: 04.04V06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 113 112 111 106 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 111 Write 106 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 107 73% 98.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 62.7% 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 (98^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 43.8 MC Mixed 36.2 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 45.8 SC Mixed 33.3 98% 34.5 GB/s	Latency 51.4 78% 51.4 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 113% 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