Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 41% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	120% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161228
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '21 at 10:35
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$169 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 533 72% 534 Pts	64-Core 520 32% 520 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.1% Below average	Lighting 43.6 Reflection 47 Parallax 41.7 36% 44.1 fps	MRender 36.8 Gravity 41.6 Splatting 36.8 31% 38.4 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 177GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 365 418 430 411 382 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 482 Mixed 396 SusWrite 407 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 53 190% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Hitachi HDS721010DLE630 1TB-$150 19,279 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 428GB free Firmware: MS2OA600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 92 96 112 111 118 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 141 Write 144 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 107 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 99%
WD My Book 1230 6TB 1,283 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 779GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 119 136 135 137 131 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 118 Write 123 Mixed 84.4 SusWrite 132 156% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 105% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 68%
WD Ext HDD 1021 2.5TB 317 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 1TB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 32 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	19.5% Very poor	Read 37 Write 36.2 Mixed 28.9 SusWrite 36 47% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 91% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 19.5% Great: 20%
WD Multimedia 0622 3TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 887GB free, PID 0622 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 33 39 37 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 40 Write 35.2 Mixed 28.4 SusWrite 37 47% 35.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3600 C17 2x8GB 16,566 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 42.3 MC Mixed 30.8 104% 36.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 43.8 SC Mixed 31 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 54.9 73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 116%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 33: 4R 2G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
33%	18%	71	339	278	60	7.2"	1366 768	GKK0200 MONITOR

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING - $200

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	729x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	187x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	118x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	224x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	158x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	56x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	47x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	28x

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Value: 107% - Outstanding

Total price: $713

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16