Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 105%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics116% 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.
Boot Drive253% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171226
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 13 '18 at 02:02
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 157
2-Core 302
102% 185 Pts
4-Core 565
8-Core 840
87% 702 Pts
64-Core 835
52% 835 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 101%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
EVGA(3842 6687) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 3052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 390.65
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 159
Parallax 151
128% 156 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 145
Splatting 117
106% 130 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 116%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65
393GB free
Firmware: M0CR060 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 484
Write 343
Mixed 341
86% 389 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 77.6
4K Mixed 26.3
115% 43.5 MB/s
DQ Read 323
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 52.1
93% 187 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 104%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 2,739
Write 1,183
Mixed 1,382
387% 1,768 MB/s
4K Read 57.1
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 31
198% 74.3 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 290
DQ Mixed 130
150% 259 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 253%
Great: 236%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3077 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
93.3% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 35.6
MC Mixed 26
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 37
SC Mixed 30
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 51.1
78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.3%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,543 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: $993
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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