Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Nov 11 '18 at 11:33
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.7 1-Core 87.2 2-Core 269 82% 151 Pts	4-Core 517 8-Core 528 70% 522 Pts	64-Core 530 33% 530 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 40GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 126 124 124 115 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 342 Write 146 Mixed 191 SusWrite 119 44% 200 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 99.1 4K Mixed 38.8 151% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 188 DQ Write 132 DQ Mixed 128 104% 149 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 83%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 102GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 479 283 248 251 251 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 407 Write 476 Mixed 386 SusWrite 328 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 42.3 158% 62.1 MB/s	DQ Read 343 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 324 246% 331 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 196 185 194 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 151 Mixed 84 SusWrite 192 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 134GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 158 158 154 157 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	72.9% Very good	Read 98 Write 55.5 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 156 70% 95 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 72.9% Great: 112%
USB Flash Disk 2GB 1,397 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 2GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6 6.4 6 6.4 6 6.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	5.79% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 9.7 Mixed 6.5 SusWrite 6.2 12% 10.5 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 25% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.79% Great: 8%
S31B0810 USB DISK 1GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.4 4.4 4 4.4 4.3 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	5.77% Terrible	Read 17.2 Write 2.7 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 4.2 8% 7.2 MB/s	4K Read 10 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 40% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 5.77% Great: 6%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 15GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 22 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	14% Very poor	Read 38.5 Write 24 Mixed 23.5 SusWrite 22 34% 27 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 14% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	55.4% Above average	MC Read 19.6 MC Write 19 MC Mixed 16.6 53% 18.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 18.2 51% 17.8 GB/s	Latency 55.1 73% 55.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 104%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,906x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	766x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	366x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	907x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	783x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	782x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	268x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	268x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	196x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	288x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	138x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,206

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