Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics104% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270H GAMING  (all builds)
Memory0.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime25.1 Days
Run DateDec 09 '18 at 16:07
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 31%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
62.7% Good
Memory 81.7
1-Core 131
2-Core 236
84% 150 Pts
4-Core 246
8-Core 296
35% 271 Pts
64-Core 389
24% 389 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 62.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.7
Performing below potential (71st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 145
Parallax 134
111% 138 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 128
Splatting 106
93% 115 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 374
Write 310
Mixed 334
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 41.7
147% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 379
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 354
266% 355 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
386GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 136 136 140 141 141 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
72% Very good
Read 114
Write 138
Mixed 103
SusWrite 137
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 72%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
57.3% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 21.6
MC Mixed 18.8
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 14.3
SC Write 18.8
SC Mixed 18.9
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 77.5
52% 77.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 57.3%
Great: 109%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270H GAMING Builds (Compare 3,202 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $781
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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