Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 127%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 111%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics134% 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 Drive242% 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 14 '17 at 22:27
Run Duration172 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 97.2
1-Core 143
2-Core 271
96% 171 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 784
77% 630 Pts
64-Core 785
49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 385.69
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 205
Parallax 189
152% 194 fps
MRender 135
Gravity 188
Splatting 134
124% 153 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 134%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 1TB-$210
242GB free
Firmware: EXM04B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Read 519
Write 72
Mixed 136
52% 242 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 87.3
4K Mixed 27.6
142% 51.6 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 98.2
DQ Mixed 57.6
83% 162 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 124%
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$139
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B6Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
242% Outstanding
Read 2,168
Write 1,179
Mixed 1,281
340% 1,543 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 38.6
229% 93.6 MB/s
DQ Read 51.5
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 241
224% 324 MB/s
Poor: 159%
This bench: 242%
Great: 353%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 525GB-$140
238GB free
Firmware: M0CR050 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 473
Write 333
Mixed 332
84% 379 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 12.2
100% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 187
DQ Mixed 41.6
70% 134 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 98%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
63.5% Good
Read 119
Write 102
Mixed 115
85% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.67
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.17
84% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 41.8
MC Write 45.5
MC Mixed 36.5
118% 41.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 50.4
SC Mixed 35.1
103% 36.1 GB/s
Latency 49.6
81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,568 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $812
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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