Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics54.7% 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 Drive312% 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.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270F GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180314
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '18 at 11:08
Run Duration225 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 141
2-Core 287
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 800
80% 653 Pts
64-Core 798
49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Lighting 66.3
Reflection 67.5
Parallax 59.6
54% 64.5 fps
MRender 69.8
Gravity 66
Splatting 69.1
56% 68.3 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.7%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 923 660 662 662 653 597 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
312% Outstanding
Read 2,584
Write 2,372
Mixed 1,507
SusWrite 693
399% 1,789 MB/s
4K Read 71.4
4K Write 204
4K Mixed 101
346% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 1,424
DQ Write 1,242
DQ Mixed 1,310
988% 1,325 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 312%
Great: 340%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
57GB free
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 265 135 130 132 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 462
Mixed 368
SusWrite 208
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 45.9
170% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 192
174% 266 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 99%
Great: 92%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
310GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 156 158 158 158 160 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Read 151
Write 139
Mixed 94.9
SusWrite 158
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
46.5% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 15.7
MC Mixed 13
43% 15.1 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 16.6
SC Mixed 16
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 58.5
68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 46.5%
Great: 86%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270F GAMING Builds (Compare 6,071 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 Z270F GAMING - $439

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,224
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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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