Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics108% 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 Drive109% 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.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270G GAMING  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateMay 21 '17 at 15:36
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU 24%
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 PC Performing as expected (55th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 92.5
1-Core 95.5
2-Core 187
74% 125 Pts
4-Core 377
8-Core 376
50% 376 Pts
64-Core 373
23% 373 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 151
Parallax 143
116% 145 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 136
Splatting 110
97% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 380
Mixed 402
95% 429 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 47.1
171% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 129
141% 240 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 109%
Great: 134%
Seagate BUP SL 4TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0304
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
45.8% Average
Read 92
Write 65.8
Mixed 53.9
53% 70.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.04
4K Write 5.96
4K Mixed 0.42
200% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 45.8%
Great: 67%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.5% Above average
MC Read 19.6
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 16.8
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 19.1
SC Mixed 16.6
48% 16.8 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270G GAMING Builds (Compare 1,327 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING - $200

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $916
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair 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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