Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	124% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	3.6 Days
Run Date	Jan 11 '23 at 01:44
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st 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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Memory 88.6 1-Core 132 2-Core 247 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 402 8-Core 517 59% 460 Pts	64-Core 543 34% 543 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Zotac(19DA 2471) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 526.98 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	124% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 185 Parallax 179 138% 178 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 168 Splatting 122 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 PRO with Heatsink 1TB 3,360 User benchmarks, average bench 381% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B2QGXA7 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,566 Write 2,380 Mixed 2,347 543% 2,431 MB/s	4K Read 77.8 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 106 342% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,413 DQ Write 1,067 DQ Mixed 1,207 911% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 254% Great: 469%
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 1TB 29,078 User benchmarks, average bench 231% 740GB free Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,909 Write 2,122 Mixed 1,656 424% 1,896 MB/s	4K Read 52.8 4K Write 155 4K Mixed 66.5 247% 91.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,651 DQ Write 1,218 DQ Mixed 1,378 1,046% 1,416 MB/s
Poor: 145% Great: 310%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 199GB free Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,504 Write 1,229 Mixed 588 244% 1,107 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 58.3 242% 96.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 1,239 DQ Mixed 821 709% 1,037 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 268GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 503 Write 489 Mixed 416 105% 469 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 67.8 228% 80.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 31GB free Firmware: 0001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 115 Write 134 Mixed 70.7 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 88% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 272GB free Firmware: 9300 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 53.7 Write 46.2 Mixed 74 44% 58 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 0.2 197% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 66%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 89GB free Firmware: 9401 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 35.2 Write 36 Mixed 24.7 24% 32 MB/s	4K Read 4.3 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 287% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 87%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 511GB free Firmware: 0710 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 99.5 Write 133 Mixed 72.2 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 200% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 66%
WD My Book 25EE 8TB 12,029 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 37 Write 35.7 Mixed 32 44% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 1.1 199% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 20% Great: 98%
WD Elements 25A3 14TB 1,201 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 41.8 Write 42 Mixed 34.2 50% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 7.9 4K Mixed 1.3 329% 4.53 MB/s
Poor: 31% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK32GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M1B3000C15 32GB 43 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 16384 MB Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	70.1% Very good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 22.4 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 27.3 SC Mixed 21.9 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 104%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,924x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	769x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	367x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	911x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	786x
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	268x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	198x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	357x
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

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,002

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16