Asus STRIX H270I GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 54%
Yacht
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 46.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics83% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX H270I GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '20 at 20:40
Run Duration171 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 1.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
46.3% Average
Memory 67.5
1-Core 26.2
2-Core 51.4
34% 48.4 Pts
4-Core 136
8-Core 395
29% 266 Pts
64-Core 610
38% 610 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 46.3%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 114
Parallax 96.6
84% 104 fps
MRender 98.2
Gravity 97
Splatting 102
81% 98.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 83%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CXB7201Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 278 274 284 273 300 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 879
Write 926
Mixed 636
SusWrite 286
153% 682 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 15.9
66% 22.7 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 355
237% 290 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 236%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
83GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 247 215 161 118 255 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
54.6% Above average
Read 352
Write 334
Mixed 209
SusWrite 198
61% 273 MB/s
4K Read 11.2
4K Write 26.5
4K Mixed 15.9
51% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 60.8
105% 207 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 54.6%
Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580
109GB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 16 21 15 16 19 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 32% Great: 75%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110
3TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 26 24 18 22 28 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 46% Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GB
2 of 2 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
60.4% Good
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 26.6
MC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 14
SC Write 6.2
SC Mixed 9.8
29% 10 GB/s
Latency 107
37% 107 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical STRIX H270I GAMING Builds (Compare 154 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus STRIX H270I GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $436
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