Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics103% 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 Drive233% 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime29.1 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 20:43
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 97.6
1-Core 132
2-Core 266
93% 165 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 776
79% 639 Pts
64-Core 767
48% 767 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
103% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 144
Parallax 131
105% 134 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 133
Splatting 119
100% 122 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
94GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 530 275 267 263 259 257 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 1,911
Write 1,381
Mixed 635
SusWrite 308
234% 1,059 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 199
4K Mixed 67.4
272% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,296
DQ Write 1,181
DQ Mixed 696
670% 1,057 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 233%
Great: 236%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 158 158 157 156 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
90.8% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 176
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 158
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.8%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
565GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 162 162 164 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 150
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 163
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
230% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 39.4
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 33.6
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 43.7
SC Mixed 32.4
94% 32.9 GB/s
Latency 47.6
84% 47.6 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 107%
Great: 143%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,554 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: 70% - Very good Total price: $966
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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