Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	112% 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	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.

Run History

20 months ago, 20 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '22 at 17:58
Run Duration	320 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (65^th 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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 142 2-Core 266 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 774 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 778 48% 778 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6286) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2602 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 145 Reflection 148 Parallax 138 118% 144 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 147 Splatting 126 107% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 500GB 13,939 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0.00 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,070 Write 905 Mixed 452 179% 809 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 56.3 197% 68.5 MB/s	DQ Read 470 DQ Write 673 DQ Mixed 381 341% 508 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 313%
Samsung 850 PRO 1TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 115% 442GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 479 480 476 473 466 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 515 Write 487 Mixed 454 SusWrite 474 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.4 203% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 105% Great: 130%
Samsung 860 Pro 1TB-$300 8,179 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 157GB free Firmware: RVM01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 479 480 476 472 466 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 490 Mixed 457 SusWrite 474 109% 484 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 63.2 213% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 362 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 132%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 305GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2219 2220 1837 196 415 429 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	299% Outstanding	Read 1,778 Write 2,028 Mixed 1897 SusWrite 1,219 390% 1,730 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 92.8 315% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,406 DQ Write 1,091 DQ Mixed 1222 921% 1,240 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 299% Great: 365%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 589GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 103 102 103 103 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 78.3 Write 73.6 Mixed 62.9 SusWrite 102 58% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 142 149 151 154 153 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 73.7 Write 135 Mixed 72 SusWrite 149 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.6 203% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.4% Above average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 18.8 MC Mixed 15.4 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 19 52% 18.2 GB/s	Latency 54 74% 54 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 72: 8R 8G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
72%	38%	63	318	251	144	27"	2560 1440	GSM5B7F LG ULTRAGEAR

History: Score 30: 0R 10G 0B | Score 72: 8R 8G 8B

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,366x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	783x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,029x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	940x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	483x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Total price: $962

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $256	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16