Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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.
Boot Drive	81% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 02 '18 at 16:02
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 290 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 528 8-Core 704 78% 616 Pts	64-Core 769 48% 769 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.43 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 174 Reflection 198 Parallax 173 142% 182 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 173 Splatting 122 114% 141 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 326 331 315 324 328 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 477 Write 336 Mixed 278 SusWrite 323 79% 353 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 71.1 4K Mixed 29.1 109% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 155 125% 182 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 86%
Samsung 860 Evo 4TB-$380 7,241 User benchmarks, average bench 113% 3.5TB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 453 482 483 479 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 480 Mixed 473 SusWrite 468 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 44.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 64.2 217% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 85% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 197 199 190 196 196 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 127 Mixed 29.3 SusWrite 195 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 168 168 158 174 173 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 4,486 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 30 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 40.4 SC Mixed 29.2 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 54.5 73% 54.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 106%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING - $200

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	727x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	181x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	222x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	158x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	56x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	28x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16