Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	179% 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.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180511
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '21 at 09:11
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing as expected (56^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-$247 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.5% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 275 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 746 75% 609 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.5% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVL2256HCHQ-00BL7 256GB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 299% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: 7L2QGXA7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 524 515 508 512 525 501 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	179% Outstanding	Read 1,690 Write 524 Mixed 633 SusWrite 514 184% 840 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 70.6 4K Mixed 48.4 164% 54 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 146 DQ Mixed 277 299% 530 MB/s
Poor: 190% ↑ This bench: 179% Great: 369%
SSD 1TB 9,059 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 562GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 425 418 124 100 96 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	77.8% Very good	Read 470 Write 382 Mixed 337 SusWrite 266 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 56.7 4K Mixed 27.5 111% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 124 DQ Mixed 193 146% 201 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.8% Great: 103%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 238GB free Firmware: 2B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 895 889 881 906 867 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,974 Write 912 Mixed 653 SusWrite 892 245% 1,108 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 61.7 4K Mixed 48.6 160% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,048 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 249 268% 474 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 243%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESC.M16FE BLS16G4D30AESB.M16FE 32GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3000, 3000 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 38.3 MC Mixed 29.7 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 30.3 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 56 71% 56 ns
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 76: 10R 7G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
76%	56%	39	299	237	144	0"	1920 1080

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Typical STRIX Z270I GAMING Builds (Compare 953 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 107%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $247Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	511x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	121x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	75x

SSD
1TB SSD 1TBLexarBench 184%, 3,679 samples	51x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $140Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	48x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	38x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	45x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16