Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.3% 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 Drive34.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270H GAMING  (all builds)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '22 at 22:07
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
72.9% Very good
Memory 78.9
1-Core 106
2-Core 201
73% 129 Pts
4-Core 361
8-Core 541
56% 451 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 527.37
Performing below potential (31st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.3% Above average
Lighting 67
Reflection 71.3
Parallax 64.5
55% 67.6 fps
MRender 64.9
Gravity 68.3
Splatting 64.4
54% 65.9 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480GB
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 29 67 5.9 59 175 MB/s
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
34.9% Below average
Read 283
Write 226
Mixed 118
SusWrite 71.2
39% 175 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 16.5
45% 18.2 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 95.3
DQ Mixed 45.1
49% 83.2 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 61%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
136GB free
Firmware: UH5100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 112 230 77 193 123 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
47.6% Average
Read 425
Write 296
Mixed 215
SusWrite 160
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 17
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 9.5
58% 21.6 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 59.3
DQ Mixed 12.7
29% 62.2 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 47.6%
Great: 58%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
872GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 106 108 105 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
60% Good
Read 106
Write 129
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 104
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
76% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 60%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 BL8G24C16U4B.8FD BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 BL8G24C16U4B.8FD 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
78.5% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 31.3
MC Mixed 25.3
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 31.3
SC Mixed 22.2
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 82.6
48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270H GAMING Builds (Compare 3,234 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $757
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HDDRAMUSB
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