Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% 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.
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.

Very high background CPU (61%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 17 '20 at 00:27
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	61%

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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 153 2-Core 298 101% 183 Pts	4-Core 516 8-Core 848 83% 682 Pts	64-Core 845 52% 845 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 167 Reflection 181 Parallax 181 136% 176 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 164 Splatting 116 107% 132 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 513 Write 426 Mixed 8 69% 316 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 4.6 4K Mixed 0.3 46% 11.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
WD WD6400AADS-00M2B0 640GB 1,496 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 51GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 71.8 Write 65.8 Mixed 42.5 45% 60 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 59%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 915GB free Firmware: JB0OA3T0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 132 Write 104 Mixed 23.2 63% 86.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.4 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 75%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 439GB free Firmware: JE4OA50A Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 75.3 Write 72 Mixed 38.5 46% 61.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 53%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 218GB free Firmware: CC4B Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 59.2 Write 25.2 Mixed 36.7 30% 40.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 10.7 4K Mixed 0.4 284% 4.03 MB/s	DQ Read 1.1 DQ Write 13.8 DQ Mixed 0.6 26% 5.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLT8G4D30AETA.K16FE 2x8GB 3,148 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 40.9 MC Mixed 33.3 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 44.6 SC Mixed 32.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 49.9 80% 49.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,906x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	766x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	366x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	907x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	783x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	782x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	268x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	268x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	196x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	288x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	138x

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Value: 70% - Very good

Total price: $1,206

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