Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.9% 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 Drive	287% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '21 at 13:07
Run Duration	249 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 150 2-Core 290 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 804 82% 662 Pts	64-Core 776 48% 776 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2256 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Lighting 74.5 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 70.3 61% 73.8 fps	MRender 75 Gravity 73 Splatting 67.2 58% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 414GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1951 829 599 606 613 610 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 2,427 Write 2,230 Mixed 1,442 SusWrite 868 389% 1,742 MB/s	4K Read 65 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 88.7 293% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,308 DQ Write 747 DQ Mixed 1,008 755% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 232GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 280 279 279 279 299 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 290 Mixed 372 SusWrite 300 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.6 207% 73.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 234 210% 319 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 657GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 165 166 165 167 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 156 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 164 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59 47,815 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 141GB free Firmware: JP2OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 98 98 93 98 97 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 122 Write 116 Mixed 58.9 SusWrite 95.6 72% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 4TB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	23.4% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 37.4 Mixed 33.2 SusWrite 41.5 28% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23.4% Great: 97%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 126GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 56 54 53 55 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	34.1% Below average	Read 63.9 Write 63.3 Mixed 35.1 SusWrite 54.6 40% 54.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.8% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 20.3 70% 24.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 20.8 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 88%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,568x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	574x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	444x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	419x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	399x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	132x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	141x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $758

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16