Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 26% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	17.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	232% 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.
Memory	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180511
Uptime	10 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '20 at 03:30
Run Duration	271 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Memory 94 1-Core 140 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 738 74% 603 Pts	64-Core 744 46% 744 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6288) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2690 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	17.6% Very poor	Lighting 19.9 Reflection 22.9 Parallax 18.7 16% 20.5 fps	MRender 28.4 Gravity 19.9 Splatting 26 20% 24.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 138GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 616 406 349 346 343 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,807 Write 1,527 Mixed 738 SusWrite 486 253% 1,139 MB/s	4K Read 49.9 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 66.8 242% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,311 DQ Write 1,197 DQ Mixed 1,038 838% 1,182 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 254%
Adata SX8100NP 1TB 3,479 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 357GB free Firmware: VB411D43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1256 1269 1291 1260 1263 1257 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	291% Outstanding	Read 2,416 Write 1,294 Mixed 1,119 SusWrite 1266 338% 1,524 MB/s	4K Read 48.2 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 69.8 232% 82.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,178 DQ Write 839 DQ Mixed 1,338 910% 1,118 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 291% Great: 336%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 163 164 163 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 143 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 163 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 105%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 310GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 58 59 58 61 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Read 48.5 Write 88.9 Mixed 52 SusWrite 59.8 46% 62.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 68%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 10TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 429GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 105 112 102 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86.2% Excellent	Read 195 Write 200 Mixed 123 SusWrite 104 115% 156 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 296% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 86%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 10TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 123GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 95 99 98 99 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.1% Excellent	Read 179 Write 192 Mixed 120 SusWrite 99 109% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 286% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 86%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 8TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 939GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 121 119 113 119 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 137 Mixed 94 SusWrite 117 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.1 290% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 98%
Asmt ASM1352R-PM 8TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 870GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 117 113 119 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 166 Write 177 Mixed 110 SusWrite 116 105% 142 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.1 300% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 37.4 MC Write 36.1 MC Mixed 28.2 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 37.8 SC Mixed 30.3 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 59.7 67% 59.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 110%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	507x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	121x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	101x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x

SSD
1TB SSD 1TBLexarBench 184%, 3,679 samples	51x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	48x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	38x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	45x

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Total price: $715

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16