Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.3% 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 Drive217% 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 Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime9.2 Days
Run DateFeb 26 '20 at 04:37
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$250
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 89.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 257
91% 163 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 759
76% 616 Pts
64-Core 739
46% 739 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
56.3% Above average
Lighting 68.9
Reflection 68.8
Parallax 60.2
56% 66 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 66.1
Splatting 69.5
56% 69 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 635 320 320 319 318 315 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,910
Write 1,309
Mixed 525
SusWrite 371
227% 1,029 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 56.1
223% 86.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,074
DQ Write 1,184
DQ Mixed 1061
817% 1,106 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 217%
Great: 236%
Corsair Force 3 120GB-$109
17GB free
Firmware: 1.3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 63 64 62 71 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
32% Below average
Read 136
Write 81.2
Mixed 112
SusWrite 66.1
22% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 10
4K Mixed 17.1
67% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 71
DQ Write 29.2
DQ Mixed 33.8
29% 44.7 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 32%
Great: 61%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88
881GB free
Firmware: CC4G
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 23 26 26 18 30 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
8.63% Terrible
Read 6.8
Write 20.8
Mixed 15
SusWrite 23
12% 16.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.3
58% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 8.63%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71% Very good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 26.5
MC Mixed 22.3
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 27.4
SC Mixed 23.2
64% 22.5 GB/s
Latency 67.6
59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 71%
Great: 88%

 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: $1,001
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HDDRAMUSB
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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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