Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170322
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 07 '19 at 18:23
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 80.7
1-Core 132
2-Core 250
85% 155 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 661
69% 551 Pts
64-Core 714
44% 714 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
7.19% Terrible
Lighting 7.7
Reflection 10.4
Parallax 7.16
6% 8.41 fps
MRender 8.48
Gravity 7.07
Splatting 15.4
9% 10.3 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.19%
Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 388.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 99.8
Reflection 120
Parallax 116
81% 112 fps
MRender 94.7
Gravity 112
Splatting 90.8
80% 99.2 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,746
Write 1024
Mixed 447
234% 1,072 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 40.1
164% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,006
DQ Write 659
DQ Mixed 778
595% 814 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
10GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 465
Write 391
Mixed 384
92% 414 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 54
184% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 307
245% 342 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
30GB free
Firmware: X21000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 422 399 387 408 400 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 436
Mixed 277
SusWrite 407
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 30
4K Write 92.8
4K Mixed 37.3
142% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 167
168% 274 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CM4X8GF2666C16K4 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
57.7% Above average
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 19.3
60% 21.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.3
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 15.3
38% 13.5 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 57.7%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,553 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: $992
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HDDRAMUSB
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