Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 50%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics57.1% 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 Drive71.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '23 at 16:41
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 89.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 255
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 416
54% 409 Pts
64-Core 434
27% 434 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
Asus(1043 8504) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1393 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
57.1% Above average
Lighting 70.4
Reflection 82.3
Parallax 73.1
57% 75.3 fps
MRender 76.5
Gravity 69.2
Splatting 64.2
57% 70 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 57.1%
Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intenso SSD 256GB
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0628A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 314 125 88 93 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 406
Write 414
Mixed 345
SusWrite 137
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 22.1
128% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 1
63% 145 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
930GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 99 99 99 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
56.6% Above average
Read 98.4
Write 73.7
Mixed 54.3
SusWrite 98.7
60% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 56.6%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
73.4% Very good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 21.6
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 22.8
66% 23.2 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,552 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: 69% - Good Total price: $992
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