Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics133% 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.
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 @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime6.7 Days
Run DateNov 17 '20 at 05:26
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 292
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 782
79% 641 Pts
64-Core 781
48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
133% Outstanding
Lighting 187
Reflection 200
Parallax 182
152% 190 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 185
Splatting 130
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 133%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$155
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM03B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 493
Write 189
Mixed 285
71% 322 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 51.5
188% 70.3 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 248
192% 268 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate ST2000LM015-2E8174 2TB
557GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 61 61 61 62 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
31.6% Below average
Read 48.3
Write 77.7
Mixed 49
SusWrite 60.2
44% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.5
171% 2 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
MC Read 32.6
MC Write 30.8
MC Mixed 25.7
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 34.9
SC Mixed 28.5
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,545 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia 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) $30Corsair 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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