Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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.
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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	78.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81.5% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	27.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 13 '19 at 15:53
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 505 8-Core 798 80% 651 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 872F) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	3.6% Terrible	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 12 Parallax 8.41 0% 6.81 fps	MRender 13 Gravity 7.53 Splatting 16.7 11% 12.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.6% Great: 7%
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.4% Very good	Lighting 94 Reflection 98.2 Parallax 77.5 77% 89.9 fps	MRender 98.5 Gravity 98.7 Splatting 102 82% 99.6 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$90 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 200 156 157 143 106 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 496 Write 319 Mixed 228 SusWrite 164 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 81.9 4K Mixed 27 124% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 268 DQ Mixed 237 202% 298 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 316GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 148 155 155 155 155 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 119 Write 131 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 154 86% 118 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 113%
SANDISK SDDR-489 128GB 143 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 64GB free, PID cfc9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 4 3.5 3.7 3.3 3.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	16.4% Very poor	Read 90.9 Write 29.3 Mixed 38 SusWrite 3.6 44% 40.5 MB/s	4K Read 7.6 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 45% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 16.4% Great: 52%
SANDISK SDDR-489 125GB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 50GB free, PID cfc9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 4 4 4.1 3.9 3.7 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 84 Write 3.5 Mixed 6 SusWrite 3.8 19% 24.3 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 1.6 87% 2.33 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 45%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 147GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 120 Write 31.5 Mixed 14.3 51% 55.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 49%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 12,078 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 317GB free, PID 0900 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 113 117 117 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	47.2% Average	Read 113 Write 112 Mixed 38 SusWrite 116 126% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3200C16K4 4x8GB 832 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.1% Very good	MC Read 27.2 MC Write 28.7 MC Mixed 23.5 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 30.4 SC Mixed 25.4 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 123%

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Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,582x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	578x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	315x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	448x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	420x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	399x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	135x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	134x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	142x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	102x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $757

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16