Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	32.3% 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	79.2% 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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 29 '18 at 20:49
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing as expected (48^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 256 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 805 78% 642 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6323 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.88% Terrible	Lighting 8.53 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.97 7% 9.86 fps	MRender 8.48 Gravity 7.7 Splatting 17 10% 11.1 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.88% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.31 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	32.3% Below average	Lighting 40.7 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 37.1 33% 36.8 fps	MRender 37.8 Gravity 38.3 Splatting 36.7 31% 37.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89 7,519 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 51GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 197 190 184 188 189 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	79.2% Very good	Read 421 Write 383 Mixed 280 SusWrite 196 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 37.5 117% 41.2 MB/s	DQ Read 327 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 233 195% 282 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 100%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 429GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 79 80 80 79 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	47.5% Average	Read 87.3 Write 81.5 Mixed 70.1 SusWrite 77.9 59% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 67%
WD Green 4TB (2013)-$136 31,988 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 371GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 84 84 84 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	47.1% Average	Read 80.1 Write 81.5 Mixed 68.4 SusWrite 83.5 58% 78.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 87%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 32GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 29GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 13 0.6 0 9.9 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	6.78% Terrible	Read 26.1 Write 3.7 Mixed 0.3 SusWrite 8.1 9% 9.55 MB/s	4K Read 3.9 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.8 45% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 6.78% Great: 40%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 64GB 428 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 49GB free, PID 0732 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 1.5 0 0.6 1.8 3.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	15.5% Very poor	Read 37.1 Write 26.7 Mixed 29 SusWrite 1.5 29% 23.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 4.6 271% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.3% Average	MC Read 15.7 MC Write 15.2 MC Mixed 12.9 42% 14.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 16.5 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 90%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,603 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 89%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 76%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,398x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	787x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,032x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	948x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	895x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	440x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	229x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	488x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	261x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	226x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $763

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16