Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 60% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	71.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	55.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	22.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20171226
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 03 '20 at 16:00
Run Duration	216 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	51%

Watch Gameplay: 1080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing as expected (59^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 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 284 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 792 80% 647 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 26.21.14.3648 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	71.6% Very good	Lighting 133 Reflection 149 Parallax 137 108% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Fm-25s3- 120GBP3 120GB 23 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: GS50 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 100 94 96 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	Read 146 Write 134 Mixed 148 SusWrite 98.2 30% 132 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 26.3 129% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 114 DQ Mixed 88.6 76% 111 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 55%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 868GB free Firmware: 51.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 120 121 123 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	Read 125 Write 123 Mixed 106 SusWrite 122 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 160% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 108%
Hitachi HDS721075KLA330 750GB-$99 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 552GB free Firmware: GK8O SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 79 79 78 80 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 72.8 Write 80.5 Mixed 40 SusWrite 79.2 50% 68.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 47%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 15GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 4.9 4.8 5.4 5 4 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	9.6% Terrible	Read 22.8 Write 3.8 Mixed 5.8 SusWrite 5.9 10% 9.57 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.4 143% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.6% Great: 17%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 1,841 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2TB free, PID ab38 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 159 159 167 166 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 63 Write 126 Mixed 54 SusWrite 161 148% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.6 180% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 75%
Seagate Expansion Desk 3TB 434 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 364GB free, PID 331a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 150 152 153 154 153 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 84.3 Write 78.3 Mixed 48 SusWrite 153 126% 90.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 72%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 31GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 30 16 16 16 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	28.1% Poor	Read 101 Write 41 Mixed 38 SusWrite 26.5 59% 51.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 3 190% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3866 C18 4x8GB 1,063 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.5% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 23.2 74% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.5 SC Write 29.5 SC Mixed 23.2 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 134%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,634 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,415x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	792x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,036x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	950x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	899x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	443x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	310x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	491x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	264x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	228x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $762

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $44	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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