Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	3.71% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	3.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	12.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '23 at 09:22
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	NZL-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	58.5% Above average	Memory 65.4 1-Core 94.1 2-Core 196 65% 118 Pts	4-Core 297 8-Core 306 40% 302 Pts	64-Core 308 19% 308 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 58.5% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2112 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	3.71% Terrible	Lighting 5.3 Reflection 3.3 Parallax 5.5 4% 4.7 fps	MRender 5.2 Gravity 5.1 Splatting 0.2 2% 3.5 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.71% Great: 6%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 399 Write 360 Mixed 264 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 22.6 4K Write 55.2 4K Mixed 36.7 110% 38.2 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 338 253% 338 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 230GB free Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,003 Write 810 Mixed 565 176% 793 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 60.5 4K Mixed 33.2 120% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 672 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 48.9 155% 347 MB/s
Poor: 131% Great: 243%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 125GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 118 Write 89.9 Mixed 98.3 77% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 44% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata Kingston KHX2133C14/8G 16GB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	28.9% Poor	MC Read 10.2 MC Write 9.8 MC Mixed 9.6 28% 9.87 GB/s	SC Read 8.1 SC Write 9 SC Mixed 8.6 24% 8.57 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 28.9% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	52	26	60	34.1"	1280 720	GSM59F1 LG ULTRAWIDE

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Gaming 89%

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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	4,409x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	789x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,034x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	950x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	897x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	441x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	310x
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	491x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	262x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	227x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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