Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 134%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics147% 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 Drive261% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 29 '18 at 21:57
Run Duration161 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 11%

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 260
94% 167 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 782
78% 636 Pts
64-Core 791
49% 791 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4973
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.89% Terrible
Lighting 8.4
Reflection 12.1
Parallax 8.5
7% 9.67 fps
MRender 9.95
Gravity 7.6
Splatting 16.8
10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.89%
Great: 7%
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 201
Reflection 202
Parallax 218
164% 207 fps
MRender 238
Gravity 206
Splatting 124
148% 189 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 147%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$320
723GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1204 1198 1202 1194 1197 1199 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 1,264
Write 1,084
Mixed 1,019
SusWrite 1199
257% 1,141 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 78.2
265% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,351
DQ Write 1,106
DQ Mixed 1,220
916% 1,225 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 261%
Great: 425%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 161 162 163 161 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 151
Mixed 108
SusWrite 161
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.4% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 18.6
MC Mixed 15.6
51% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.2
SC Write 20.5
SC Mixed 19.5
54% 18.7 GB/s
Latency 54.4
74% 54.4 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,545 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: 69% - Good Total price: $992
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HDDRAMUSB
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