Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	95.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Oct 20 '20 at 22:39
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (77^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 272 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 682 71% 571 Pts	64-Core 686 42% 686 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240GD4DH08B-T 240GB 115 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: 507ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 223 217 215 204 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 391 Write 249 Mixed 270 SusWrite 213 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 45.8 180% 70.1 MB/s	DQ Read 290 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 152 144% 225 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 3TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 196 200 198 202 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 148 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 196 115% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 114%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 140 141 142 143 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Read 150 Write 142 Mixed 92.2 SusWrite 142 97% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 86%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 641GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 141 140 139 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85% Excellent	Read 157 Write 140 Mixed 94 SusWrite 139 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 86%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	53.6% Above average	MC Read 20.6 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 16.9 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 16.9 SC Mixed 17.7 47% 16.4 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,574x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	574x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	313x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	444x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	419x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	399x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	132x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	142x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $742

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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