Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 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.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 48.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive	104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

16 months ago, 16 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	19.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 08 '23 at 08:24
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing way below expectations (17^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	48.7% Average	Memory 21.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 72% 151 Pts	4-Core 406 8-Core 626 64% 516 Pts	64-Core 639 40% 639 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB-$146 2,107 User benchmarks, average bench 130% 239GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 895 620 538 468 339 327 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 567 Write 701 Mixed 398 SusWrite 531 124% 549 MB/s	4K Read 18.6 4K Write 55 4K Mixed 31.1 97% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 459 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 422 312% 413 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 159%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$39 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 168GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 54 Write 62 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 40.6 35% 48.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 46%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$39 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 273GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 67 68 68 67 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	34% Below average	Read 50.5 Write 61.9 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 67.4 39% 53 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 46%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$39 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1TB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 54.1 Write 63.1 Mixed 38.4 SusWrite 73.9 42% 57.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL15-15-15 D4-2400 4x8GB 77 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	32.3% Below average	MC Read 10.1 MC Write 16.3 MC Mixed 10.4 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 3.9 SC Write 13.5 SC Mixed 5.7 22% 7.7 GB/s	Latency 311 13% 311 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 112%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,403x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	788x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,033x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	949x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	896x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	441x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	229x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	488x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	262x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	227x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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