Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 33% Sail boat	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.7% 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	206% 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.
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.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '19 at 14:38
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (57^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 287 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 758 78% 631 Pts	64-Core 772 48% 772 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101 269,381 User benchmarks, average bench 26% MSI(1462 3354) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 430.39 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	31.7% Below average	Lighting 40.3 Reflection 28 Parallax 34.3 33% 34.2 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 36.3 Splatting 34.6 30% 36.5 fps
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 583 310 309 309 309 308 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 1,758 Write 1,274 Mixed 599 SusWrite 355 220% 996 MB/s	4K Read 51.7 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 54.4 239% 92.8 MB/s	DQ Read 793 DQ Write 1,107 DQ Mixed 56 292% 652 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 236%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 392GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 97 94 97 96 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 148 Write 127 Mixed 87 SusWrite 95.2 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 121GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 152 153 155 155 154 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Read 157 Write 132 Mixed 106 SusWrite 152 101% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 109%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 2.5TB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 144 141 143 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 160 Write 150 Mixed 109 SusWrite 142 188% 140 MB/s	4K Read 17.6 4K Write 8.1 4K Mixed 0.7 365% 8.8 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 8.9 DQ Mixed 0.6 325% 3.3 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 103%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 961GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 127 127 127 128 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	54.5% Above average	Read 130 Write 131 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 126 165% 122 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 54.5% Great: 103%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 932GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 95 93 94 94 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 88.2 Write 83.5 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 93.8 118% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 116% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.7% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.2 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 14.5 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 41.7% Great: 88%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270G GAMING - $200

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	728x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	182x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	222x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	158x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	129x

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	56x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	48x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	46x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	57x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $192Bench 83%, 40,358 samples	28x

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Total price: $927

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	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