Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Destroyer	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 88.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	68.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	79.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	2.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '21 at 19:25
Run Duration	246 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Memory 88.1 1-Core 141 2-Core 232 88% 154 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 725 74% 600 Pts	64-Core 643 40% 643 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 8592) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	68.2% Good	Lighting 78.8 Reflection 117 Parallax 88.4 64% 94.7 fps	MRender 94.2 Gravity 82.7 Splatting 99.2 76% 92 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB 46,239 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 716GB free (System drive) Firmware: M6CR030 SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 204 51 45 330 24 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	79.6% Very good	Read 458 Write 418 Mixed 395 SusWrite 162 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 30.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 24.4 139% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 37.5 86% 173 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 100%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 160 159 163 168 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Read 131 Write 148 Mixed 68 SusWrite 163 93% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.5 200% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Samsung M378A2K43BB1-CPB 1x16GB 3,286 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	37.6% Below average	MC Read 13.4 MC Write 13 MC Mixed 10.5 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 9.9 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 12.5 33% 11.7 GB/s	Latency 69.4 58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 42%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 36: 4R 4G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
36%	19%	63	108	5	144	27"	2560 1440	SAM0E16 C27HG7x

History: Score 20: 0R 4G 8B | Score 42: 5R 4G 5B | Score 36: 4R 4G 4B

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,563x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	574x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	444x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	419x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	399x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	132x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	141x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $773

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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