Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	130% 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 Drive	276% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	43.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '19 at 03:11
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 91.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 308 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 844 82% 674 Pts	64-Core 820 51% 820 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 193 Parallax 196 149% 191 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 182 Splatting 123 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 499GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1260 1254 1258 1179 1147 1116 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	276% Outstanding	Read 1,521 Write 1,299 Mixed 1,114 SusWrite 1,202 288% 1,284 MB/s	4K Read 60.9 4K Write 158 4K Mixed 86.4 287% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1406 DQ Write 962 DQ Mixed 1,226 904% 1,198 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 276% Great: 372%
OCZ Vertex 460A 480GB-$300 523 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 113GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 399 472 396 471 397 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 418 Write 459 Mixed 322 SusWrite 434 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 39.1 166% 68.6 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 229 202% 300 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$70 2,931 User benchmarks, average bench 185% 264GB free Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1317 1401 1483 1342 536 131 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,305 Write 1,313 Mixed 912 SusWrite 1035 257% 1,141 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 53.8 228% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 995 DQ Write 747 DQ Mixed 791 613% 844 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 675GB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 192 195 194 195 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 165 Mixed 80.3 SusWrite 192 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 141% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 105GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 171 170 169 171 172 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 164 Mixed 89 SusWrite 169 106% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 0.9 213% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 109%
WD Green 6TB (2014)-$223 4,204 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 114 119 117 117 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	59.9% Above average	Read 94 Write 134 Mixed 45 SusWrite 115 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 1 155% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 59.9% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3000C15-8GVKB F4-3200C16-16GVK F4-3000C15-8GVKB F4-3200C16-16GVK 48GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2263, 2263, 2263, 2263 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192, 16384 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	76% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 23.9 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 25.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 64.5 62% 64.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 97%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,350x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	783x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,027x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	939x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	888x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	435x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	227x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $993

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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