Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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.
Boot Drive	80.4% 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	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.

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

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	2 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '17 at 15:45
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 300 100% 182 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 590 75% 569 Pts	64-Core 582 36% 582 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3360) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 151 Parallax 128 104% 135 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 133 Splatting 108 96% 119 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron 128GB-$90 711 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: M311 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 125 1 9854 (05) Reallocated sector count 253 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 7707 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2218 (AB) Unknown 253 253 0 (AC) Unknown 253 253 0 (B5) Unknown 253 253 0 (B6) Unknown 253 253 0 (C2) HDA temperature 34 0 64427327522 (C9) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (CC) Soft ECC correction 75 1 9854 (E7) Temperature 80 80 21 (EA) Unknown 100 100 76613 (F1) Unknown 100 100 8891 (F2) Unknown 100 100 9972 (FA) Read error retry rate 100 100 7589119	80.4% Excellent	Read 505 Write 236 Mixed 323 78% 355 MB/s	4K Read 23 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 24.6 113% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 78 108% 203 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 80.4% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 328GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 73 (03) Spinup time 126 126 12896829621 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3780 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 115 115 34 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 7368 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 2224 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3781 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3781 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 163209543710 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	100% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 179 Mixed 164 129% 171 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.69 4K Mixed 0.22 87% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%
WD My Passport 0820 500GB 324 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 32GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	45% Average	Read 105 Write 106 Mixed 87 126% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 2.17 4K Mixed 0.26 85% 1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3020 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 29.7 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 29.9 84% 29.3 GB/s	Latency 52.4 76% 52.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 104%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,370x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	783x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,029x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	942x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	893x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	228x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	485x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	258x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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