Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% 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 86%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	160% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	55.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '21 at 04:48
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 154 2-Core 294 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 435 8-Core 753 72% 594 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86% 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: 462.59 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Lighting 75.9 Reflection 77.9 Parallax 71.4 62% 75.1 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 74.9 Splatting 69.2 58% 70.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 17,176 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 788 863 776 808 718 557 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 1,083 Write 853 Mixed 475 SusWrite 752 177% 790 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 44.3 156% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 441 DQ Write 561 DQ Mixed 259 263% 420 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 27GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,857 Write 8,321 Mixed 8574 1,918% 8,584 MB/s	4K Read 733 4K Write 278 4K Mixed 402 1,772% 471 MB/s	DQ Read 1,628 DQ Write 1,012 DQ Mixed 1,112 884% 1,250 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 392GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 391 357 394 390 392 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 354 Write 371 Mixed 285 SusWrite 383 79% 348 MB/s	4K Read 38.4 4K Write 74.7 4K Mixed 52.1 164% 55.1 MB/s	DQ Read 269 DQ Write 233 DQ Mixed 188 158% 230 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 126%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 201GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 76 76 73 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	50.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 91.2 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 73.9 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 50.3% Great: 76%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 1,852 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2TB free Firmware: 050B SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 126 131 131 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 124 Write 124 Mixed 72.6 SusWrite 131 83% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 91%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 479GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 36 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 39.7 Mixed 34 SusWrite 36.7 51% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 19%
Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 835GB free, PID 2352 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.6 4.2 4.8 4.5 4.6 4.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	10.6% Very poor	Read 37.8 Write 40.2 Mixed 34.3 SusWrite 4.5 38% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 10.6% Great: 19%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 857GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 90 89 88 90 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	38.7% Below average	Read 83.2 Write 83.2 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 88.7 108% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 112% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 38.7% 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: 120 123 122 121 122 123 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 78.8 Write 80.7 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 122 120% 86.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 CMK32GX4M2D3600C18 CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 64GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	95% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 29.9 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 41.1 SC Mixed 28.1 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 103%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,925x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	769x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	367x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	911x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	786x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	784x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	269x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	268x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	198x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	358x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	290x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	138x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16