Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 99.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	255% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180511
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 04:30
Run Duration	269 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 153 2-Core 311 102% 187 Pts	4-Core 555 8-Core 820 86% 687 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2690 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 156 Reflection 157 Parallax 132 127% 148 fps	Gravity 139 Splatting 115 111% 127 fps
Poor: 93% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 643 642 640 593 364 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,891 Write 1,509 Mixed 727 SusWrite 624 264% 1,188 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 72.1 261% 96.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,456 DQ Write 1,318 DQ Mixed 996 854% 1,257 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 254%
Adata SX8100NP 1TB 3,479 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 357GB free Firmware: VB411D43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1323 1316 1333 1328 1314 1267 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 2,300 Write 1,318 Mixed 1,262 SusWrite 1,313 345% 1,548 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 83.7 267% 99.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,218 DQ Write 841 DQ Mixed 1,352 922% 1,137 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 336%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$112 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 184 180 184 185 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 135 Mixed 77.4 SusWrite 183 106% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 310GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 86 90 88 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 35.1 Write 67.4 Mixed 50.6 SusWrite 87.5 44% 60.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 68%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 10TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 429GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 103 107 100 99 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.5% Excellent	Read 196 Write 200 Mixed 129 SusWrite 104 116% 157 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.1 310% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.5% Great: 86%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 10TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 123GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 94 100 99 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	81.5% Excellent	Read 184 Write 188 Mixed 111 SusWrite 98.9 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1 283% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 86%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 8TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 939GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 122 121 117 118 115 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	73.4% Very good	Read 136 Write 136 Mixed 99.6 SusWrite 118 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1 280% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 98%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 8TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 870GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 122 119 117 118 114 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 164 Write 177 Mixed 120 SusWrite 118 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 288% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.1 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 28.5 102% 35.5 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 43 SC Mixed 28.7 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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Gaming 107%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	509x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	121x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	102x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	74x

SSD
1TB SSD 1TBLexarBench 184%, 3,679 samples	51x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	48x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	38x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	45x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $720

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16