Asus STRIX H270F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	50% 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	60.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX H270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	1.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170323
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Nov 16 '18 at 01:29
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	55% Above average	Memory 41.9 1-Core 96 2-Core 192 58% 110 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 726 64% 545 Pts	64-Core 626 39% 626 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.81 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50% Average	Lighting 61.3 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 61 50% 63.6 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 54.8 50% 62 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215 19,372 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 42GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 130 107 108 123 124 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.8% Good	Read 285 Write 146 Mixed 162 SusWrite 119 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 23.9 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 24.8 104% 39 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 167 DQ Mixed 213 165% 230 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 3TB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 137 141 142 146 143 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 2.5TB free Firmware: CC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 137 139 137 138 137 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 34% Great: 90%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free Firmware: 040B SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 119 119 119 121 120 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 130 Write 100 Mixed 25 SusWrite 117 67% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 203% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 88%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 736GB free Firmware: JP4OA39C SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 124 124 125 126 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 136 Mixed 64.7 SusWrite 123 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 155% 1 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 74%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 771GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 169 177 175 173 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.4% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 180 Mixed 21.3 SusWrite 169 98% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 99.4% Great: 107%
Seagate External 2TB 680 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 654GB free, PID 3332 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 90 92 91 90 91 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	41.8% Average	Read 130 Write 102 Mixed 77 SusWrite 88.7 129% 99.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 64% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 41.8% Great: 64%
FANTOM HD204UI 2TB 84 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 894GB free, PID 1340 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 38 39 39 38 39 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	17.3% Very poor	Read 34 Write 39.3 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 37.7 50% 35.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 17.3% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x8GB 8,400 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	28.6% Poor	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 9.3 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 3.7 SC Write 6.9 SC Mixed 5.1 15% 5.23 GB/s	Latency 194 21% 194 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 57%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX H270F GAMING - $250

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	472x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	422x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	189x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	204x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	194x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	151x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	74x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	69x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	52x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	69x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	46x

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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