Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	97.6% 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	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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 15 '19 at 13:23
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	MAR-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 96.7 1-Core 158 2-Core 295 102% 183 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 870 85% 694 Pts	64-Core 865 54% 865 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 146 Reflection 160 Parallax 134 119% 147 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 145 Splatting 117 103% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 322 144 90 92 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 468 Mixed 359 SusWrite 195 85% 381 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 44.5 160% 58.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 124%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 27GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 497 Write 465 Mixed 372 99% 445 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 99.3 4K Mixed 46.3 164% 59.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 348 266% 360 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Samsung MZNLN512HMJP-000H1 512GB 1,400 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 390GB free Firmware: MAV21H3Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 458 457 477 478 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 468 Mixed 397 SusWrite 464 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 57.3 192% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 128%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 506GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 109 108 108 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 77.5 Write 80.8 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 109 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 89%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 383GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 94 96 97 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	54.2% Above average	Read 93 Write 98.3 Mixed 62 SusWrite 95.6 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	58.3% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 16.3 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.1 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 19.3 56% 19.7 GB/s	Latency 51.3 78% 51.3 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 107%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,906x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	766x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	366x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	907x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	783x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	782x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	268x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	268x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	196x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	288x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	138x

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Total price: $1,206

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