Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	24.3% 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	82.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '18 at 20:15
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 152 2-Core 290 100% 180 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 773 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 763 47% 763 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85E5) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.3% Poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 191 Parallax 186 0% 126 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 173 Splatting 0.13 71% 99.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 24.3% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 124GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 200 189 190 187 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 473 Write 318 Mixed 232 SusWrite 195 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 66 4K Mixed 37.8 126% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 347 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 244 192% 270 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 100%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 143GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 487 466 492 490 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 480 Mixed 378 SusWrite 484 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 65.8 224% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 111GB free Firmware: EXT0BB0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 135 135 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 326 Mixed 332 SusWrite 161 74% 330 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 52.9 201% 72.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 161 176% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 161 162 161 162 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 131 Mixed 83.3 SusWrite 161 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 114%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 121 125 120 129 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 115 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 124 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,409 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3020 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.8% Above average	MC Read 19.8 MC Write 18.7 MC Mixed 15.2 51% 17.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.6 SC Write 20.4 SC Mixed 18.8 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 53.4 75% 53.4 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 112%

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

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,563x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	574x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	444x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	419x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	399x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	132x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	141x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $781

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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