Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	224% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 23 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '22 at 20:49
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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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-$249 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 90.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 282 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 748 75% 608 Pts	64-Core 756 47% 756 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.4% Above average	Lighting 70.3 Reflection 110 Parallax 67.6 57% 82.5 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 69 Splatting 67.3 55% 66.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 327 327 325 314 308 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 1,997 Write 1,436 Mixed 637 SusWrite 369 245% 1,110 MB/s	4K Read 54.7 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 58.3 252% 97.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,053 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 654 592% 899 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 236%
USB 3.0 480GB 26 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 65GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	23.5% Poor	Read 147 Write 203 Mixed 178 SusWrite 37 32% 141 MB/s	4K Read 8.9 4K Write 13.5 4K Mixed 14.7 40% 12.4 MB/s	DQ Read 63.9 DQ Write 55.5 DQ Mixed 58.6 44% 59.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 23.5% Great: 63%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 549GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 130 133 132 134 132 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	85.1% Excellent	Read 163 Write 132 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 133 82% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 85.1% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$25 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 338GB free Firmware: CC4C SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 185 178 182 177 186 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 150 Write 121 Mixed 89.6 SusWrite 180 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 163% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 112%
USB 3.0 164GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 14GB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 33.6 Write 34.7 Mixed 28 SusWrite 36.9 25% 33.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CM4X8GC3000C15K4 32GB 80 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.7% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 23 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 100%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,587x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	581x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	315x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	422x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	400x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	135x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	134x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	232x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	142x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	102x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $916

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	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 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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