Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	121% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 18 '21 at 09:00
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 94.9 1-Core 141 2-Core 252 92% 163 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 565 67% 519 Pts	64-Core 754 47% 754 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.6% 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: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	60.1% Good	Lighting 75.4 Reflection 77.4 Parallax 70.8 61% 74.5 fps	MRender 68.5 Gravity 73.7 Splatting 68.9 58% 70.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 186GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 197 206 195 192 182 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 981 Write 426 Mixed 385 SusWrite 206 110% 499 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 43.8 153% 53.6 MB/s	DQ Read 428 DQ Write 552 DQ Mixed 235 248% 405 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 1GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 484 Write 472 Mixed 399 101% 452 MB/s	4K Read 40.7 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 54.9 185% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 348 265% 358 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 393GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 382 382 384 382 388 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 348 Write 354 Mixed 316 SusWrite 381 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 40.4 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 50.2 171% 58.9 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 182 155% 227 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 126%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 201GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 73 76 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	46% Average	Read 85.6 Write 83.4 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 74.5 58% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 76%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 163 163 162 163 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 128 Write 98.4 Mixed 70 SusWrite 161 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 121% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 91%
MAXTOR S TM3500630AS 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 334GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	18% Very poor	Read 37 Write 41.5 Mixed 25.2 SusWrite 37.6 48% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 77% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18% Great: 18%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 835GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8 6.3 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	11.2% Very poor	Read 37 Write 40.5 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 5 38% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 11.2% Great: 19%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 859GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 90 89 88 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	37.8% Below average	Read 83.6 Write 79.7 Mixed 63.3 SusWrite 88.7 107% 78.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 102% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 37.8% Great: 60%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 84 83 83 83 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	38.4% Below average	Read 92.4 Write 91.6 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 82.9 113% 83.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 109% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.4% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	MC Read 35.7 MC Write 37.2 MC Mixed 28.5 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 40.5 SC Mixed 28.1 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 57.3 70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 105%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,902x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	765x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	364x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	907x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	783x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	780x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	268x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	266x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	196x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	288x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	138x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,223

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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