Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING K1

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	239% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING K1 (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '18 at 19:09
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 585 78% 586 Pts	64-Core 588 36% 588 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.1% Above average	Lighting 74.6 Reflection 80.7 Parallax 70.8 61% 75.3 fps	MRender 77.6 Gravity 67.3 Splatting 62.4 56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1047 1041 1112 1025 1038 1012 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1557 Write 1,200 Mixed 781 SusWrite 1,046 256% 1146 MB/s	4K Read 52.7 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 63.7 255% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,203 DQ Write 374 DQ Mixed 558 472% 711 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 247%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 149 148 150 149 149 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 491 Mixed 409 SusWrite 181 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 63.1 222% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 352 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 115%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 60GB free Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 286 263 279 270 276 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 887 Write 146 Mixed 231 SusWrite 267 83% 383 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.8 162% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 513 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 178 170% 278 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 185%
WD WD8000AARS-00Y5B1 800GB 1,154 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 382GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 78 78 79 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 84.5 Write 79.7 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 77.7 54% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 24.5 85% 29.6 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.9 SC Mixed 24.6 69% 24.1 GB/s	Latency 58.6 68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 98%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 89%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING K1

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	136x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	47x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	35x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	61x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	41x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	32x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $862

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16