Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive87.4% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270H GAMING  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171225
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 06 '18 at 23:07
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 13%

 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 i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
Memory 96.8
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
96% 172 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 754
78% 625 Pts
64-Core 781
48% 781 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
111% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 194
Parallax 176
114% 170 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 174
Splatting 119
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 156 157 156 154 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Read 304
Write 180
Mixed 203
SusWrite 155
47% 211 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 51.9
183% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 218
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 192
147% 200 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 87%
Kingston SSDNow KC400 512GB-$180
118GB free
Firmware: SAFM00.Y
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 445 487 496 496 495 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 498
Mixed 319
SusWrite 482
102% 454 MB/s
4K Read 31.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 42.4
166% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 67.5
127% 252 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 116%
Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$75
1TB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 151 152 151 152 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 142
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 152
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.5
430% 3 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3297 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 27.9
99% 34.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 37.8
SC Mixed 26.8
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 51.2
78% 51.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.6%
Great: 111%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270H GAMING Builds (Compare 3,202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $781
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HDDRAMUSB
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