Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive114% 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 Z270H GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 12 '21 at 02:21
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 157
2-Core 317
102% 189 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 831
84% 680 Pts
64-Core 814
50% 814 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Plextor M6e PCIe 128GB-$93
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.05 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 297 297 296 328 325 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 681
Write 323
Mixed 325
SusWrite 308
91% 410 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 45.2
169% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 403
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 249
219% 328 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
531GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 159 159 161 160 160 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 164
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 159
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.2% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 19.5
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 23.1
SC Mixed 20
56% 19.6 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270H GAMING Builds (Compare 3,214 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: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $742
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