Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive79.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270F GAMING  (all builds)
Memory19.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJan 12 '21 at 09:25
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 116
2-Core 225
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 643
63% 516 Pts
64-Core 715
44% 715 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.7% Above average
Lighting 66.4
Reflection 71.1
Parallax 64.6
54% 67.4 fps
MRender 63
Gravity 69.2
Splatting 62.7
53% 65 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial M500 480GB-$84
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 249 137 126 122 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Read 423
Write 402
Mixed 338
SusWrite 184
76% 337 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 34.2
127% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 138
142% 234 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 100%
OCZ Vertex 3 MAX IOPS 120GB-$106
46GB free
Firmware: 2.25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 172 169 171 197 213 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
79.7% Very good
Read 400
Write 120
Mixed 200
SusWrite 184
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 38.5
138% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 155
DQ Mixed 142
127% 195 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.7%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/8G KHX2666C15D4/8G Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
67.3% Good
MC Read 23.5
MC Write 26.2
MC Mixed 21.9
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 20.6
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 83.7
48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270F GAMING Builds (Compare 6,068 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 Z270F GAMING - $439

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,232
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HDDRAMUSB
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