Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99.5% 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 Drive75.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime1.7 Days
Run DateNov 25 '20 at 19:53
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 88.6
1-Core 134
2-Core 236
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 451
8-Core 704
71% 578 Pts
64-Core 709
44% 709 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.5% Outstanding
Lighting 123
Reflection 136
Parallax 127
100% 129 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 134
Splatting 116
99% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 960GB
231GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q1122BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 403 410 414 412 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
75.2% Very good
Read 471
Write 400
Mixed 318
SusWrite 362
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 8.4
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 22.4
71% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 217
179% 254 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 100%
Adata SU650 960GB
392GB free
Firmware: Q1122BS
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 409 411 412 416 415 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
78.6% Very good
Read 473
Write 404
Mixed 313
SusWrite 411
90% 400 MB/s
4K Read 8.9
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 22.6
71% 28.6 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 216
178% 254 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.9% Very good
MC Read 25.9
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 22.5
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 22.6
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,539 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: $1,001
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