Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 07 '22 at 05:30
Run Duration	259 Seconds
Run User	EUR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Memory 94.4 1-Core 141 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 472 64% 476 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Asus(1043 868E) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 511.65 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 109 Parallax 114 102% 116 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 105 Splatting 94.7 89% 111 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 221GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2150 Write 2,190 Mixed 1,642 445% 1,994 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 77.7 275% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,532 DQ Write 894 DQ Mixed 904 756% 1110 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$109 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 282GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 470 Write 464 Mixed 406 100% 447 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 53.7 178% 64 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 48% Great: 128%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 150GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 448 Write 473 Mixed 355 95% 426 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 35.5 152% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 178 178% 289 MB/s
Poor: 68% Great: 116%
ST3000DM 001-1ER166 3TB 134 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 5 5.1 5 3.9 4.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 39.9 Write 38.7 Mixed 31.7 SusWrite 5 37% 28.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 85% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 73%
WDC WD10 EFRX-68JCSN0 1TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 307GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 39.5 Write 38.9 Mixed 31.7 46% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.7 119% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 40%
WDC WD10 EFRX-68JCSN0 1TB 45GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 41.2 Write 39.4 Mixed 29.8 46% 36.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 88% 1.07 MB/s

WDC WD10 EADS-11M2B1 1TB 202GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 36 Write 32.3 Mixed 13 32% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 12% 0.27 MB/s

ST2000DM 001-1ER164 2TB 103 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 39GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 39.6 Write 38.4 Mixed 22.2 41% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 11% Great: 77%
WDC WD40 EZRZ-22GXCB0 4TB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 735GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 39.8 Write 40.2 Mixed 29.5 46% 36.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 66%
WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Y9A0 1TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 13GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 39.4 Write 35.7 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 0 33% 26.3 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 112% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 55%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 30,943 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 27.4 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 30.7 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 58.9 68% 58.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 103%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,376x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	784x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,030x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	943x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	894x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	437x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	486x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	258x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	225x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $805

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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16