Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 25% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.8% 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	101% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '18 at 17:04
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Memory 83.9 1-Core 123 2-Core 239 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 605 64% 513 Pts	64-Core 701 43% 701 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.8% Below average	Lighting 41.3 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 32.8 34% 34.9 fps	MRender 37.6 Gravity 40.9 Splatting 36.2 31% 38.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 361 293 302 348 378 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 400 Mixed 370 SusWrite 342 89% 398 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 39.3 150% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 170 177% 289 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1TB free Firmware: MS2OA7L0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 172 173 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 126 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 174 86% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 132% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 944GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 173 173 174 172 173 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 170 Write 156 Mixed 77 SusWrite 172 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 114%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 32GB-$9 66,405 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 29GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.9 6.8 6.8 7.1 7.3 6.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	6.4% Terrible	Read 23 Write 2.5 Mixed 15.7 SusWrite 6.6 14% 11.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1 58% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.4% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB 1,882 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 13.1 MC Mixed 10.9 36% 12.5 GB/s	SC Read 11.9 SC Write 10.3 SC Mixed 11.5 32% 11.2 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 47%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,563x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	574x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	312x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	444x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	419x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	399x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	132x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	132x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	90x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	141x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $781

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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