Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	113% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170928
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '19 at 15:55
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 145 2-Core 276 96% 172 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 781 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 806 50% 806 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6593) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.1% Below average	Lighting 39.6 Reflection 46 Parallax 37.2 32% 40.9 fps	MRender 56.8 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 51.8 41% 49.4 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 35.1% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 347GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 443 431 425 385 384 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 426 Mixed 396 SusWrite 417 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 50 171% 65.6 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 295 241% 344 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%
OCZ Trion 150 960GB-$190 3,375 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 462GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 442 143 210 212 207 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 466 Write 431 Mixed 298 SusWrite 276 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 63.2 4K Mixed 21.3 91% 34.8 MB/s	DQ Read 136 DQ Write 58.9 DQ Mixed 87.2 67% 94.2 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 103%
OCZ Trion 150 120GB-$50 3,507 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 13GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 456 Write 430 Mixed 348 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 35.8 146% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 353 DQ Mixed 176 182% 296 MB/s
Poor: 47% Great: 89%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 417GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 133 132 132 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75% Very good	Read 129 Write 127 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 132 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 234% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 109%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 4TB 7,970 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 183 185 186 189 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 169 Mixed 81 SusWrite 186 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 35.5 MC Mixed 26.2 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 34.2 SC Mixed 28.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 101%

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

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Gaming 107%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 91%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270I GAMING

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	505x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	119x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	81x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	147x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	100x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	71x

SSD
1TB SSD 1TBLexarBench 184%, 3,679 samples	51x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	48x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	38x

RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples	62x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	55x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	45x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $715

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