Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics116% 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 Drive311% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '17 at 14:50
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th 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 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 140
2-Core 274
95% 170 Pts
4-Core 485
8-Core 733
76% 609 Pts
64-Core 728
45% 728 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.53
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 159
Parallax 137
129% 151 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 147
Splatting 112
102% 127 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 116%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249
598GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
311% Outstanding
Read 2,479
Write 1,841
Mixed 1,895
460% 2,072 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 74.6
276% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 221
DQ Write 422
DQ Mixed 133
154% 258 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 311%
Great: 363%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296
5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 61% Great: 118%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 38.4
MC Mixed 32.3
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 41.5
SC Mixed 31.8
89% 31.3 GB/s
Latency 54.2
74% 54.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 100%
Great: 124%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,566 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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