Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics107% 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 Drive158% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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 Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory17.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime4.8 Days
Run DateNov 17 '20 at 10:59
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User SWE-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 2.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
69.6% Good
Memory 92.4
1-Core 86.3
2-Core 140
66% 106 Pts
4-Core 254
8-Core 410
41% 332 Pts
64-Core 398
25% 398 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 148
Parallax 128
116% 139 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 135
Splatting 109
96% 118 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 326 327 334 346 377 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
158% Outstanding
Read 1,438
Write 404
Mixed 581
SusWrite 350
152% 693 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 52.8
168% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 799
DQ Write 406
DQ Mixed 646
468% 617 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 158%
Great: 363%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
223GB free
Firmware: X21100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 414 439 450 458 450 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 473
Write 457
Mixed 328
SusWrite 438
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 36.3
135% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 166
175% 290 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 199 198 199 198 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 159
Mixed 85
SusWrite 196
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C14 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 28.8
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 25.8
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 63.3
63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,545 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $993
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HDDRAMUSB
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Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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