Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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.
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.

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

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '22 at 13:17
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 97 1-Core 142 2-Core 259 94% 166 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 705 73% 589 Pts	64-Core 764 47% 764 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6390) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 172 Reflection 188 Parallax 178 140% 179 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 177 Splatting 122 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 815 Write 580 Mixed 576 146% 657 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 50.6 188% 74.1 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 556 DQ Mixed 328 274% 387 MB/s
Poor: 79% Great: 157%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 833GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 124 130 131 126 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 151 Write 157 Mixed 68.5 SusWrite 128 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 133 134 129 129 135 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 89.6 Write 104 Mixed 91.7 SusWrite 131 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 3.1 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.6 268% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 98%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 11 9.6 8.4 9.6 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	24.7% Poor	Read 128 Write 70.6 Mixed 22.7 SusWrite 12.8 64% 58.6 MB/s	4K Read 7.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 1 80% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 24.7% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C15K4 2x8GB 5,197 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 33.5 MC Mixed 27.1 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 33.3 SC Mixed 29 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 50.5 79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 99%

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

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,927x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	772x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	367x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	912x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	787x
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	269x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $999

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16