Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING K1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	246% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING K1 (all builds)
Memory	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit färger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '18 at 06:22
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Memory 94.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 99% 180 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 576 78% 581 Pts	64-Core 598 37% 598 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8583) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1542 MHz, MLim: 1902 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 53% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 193GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1163 1188 1189 1179 1099 1024 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	246% Outstanding	Read 1,582 Write 1213 Mixed 895 SusWrite 1,140 270% 1,208 MB/s	4K Read 52.5 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 63.4 254% 97.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 388 DQ Mixed 563 478% 722 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 246% Great: 247%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 112GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 148 149 148 149 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 461 Mixed 374 SusWrite 181 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 64.3 225% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 352 267% 359 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 115%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 55GB free Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 922 Write 947 Mixed 368 165% 746 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 44.1 171% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 514 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 470 334% 430 MB/s
Poor: 83% Great: 185%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$69 11,475 User benchmarks, average bench 128% 112GB free Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 249 280 264 270 263 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	142% Outstanding	Read 905 Write 840 Mixed 517 SusWrite 273 141% 634 MB/s	4K Read 37.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 57.4 192% 70.6 MB/s	DQ Read 612 DQ Write 708 DQ Mixed 377 362% 565 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 185%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52 41,501 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 323GB free Firmware: JE4OA60A SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 72 71 73 73 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	41.1% Average	Read 71.5 Write 71.9 Mixed 38.9 SusWrite 71.7 46% 63.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.6 110% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 53%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 33.7 MC Mixed 24.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 25.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 58.5 68% 58.5 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 98%

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Gaming 105%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 89%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING K1

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	136x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	47x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	35x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	61x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	41x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	32x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $851

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