Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% 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 Drive112% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateJul 02 '18 at 12:18
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 92.2
1-Core 142
2-Core 263
93% 166 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 737
74% 603 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Lighting 154
Reflection 157
Parallax 130
126% 147 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 143
Splatting 113
102% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 114%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 210 207 197 199 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 478
Write 468
Mixed 385
SusWrite 225
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 60.3
210% 77.1 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 350
253% 327 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 112%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
839GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 192 187 190 190 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 200
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 189
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
Great: 113%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB
4.5TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 147 145 144 146 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 152
Write 92.8
Mixed 30
SusWrite 145
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.8
218% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 87%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.5% Good
MC Read 24.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 19.7
65% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 21
53% 18.5 GB/s
Latency 63.7
63% 63.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,555 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Very good Total price: $966
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