Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	160% 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.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 21:18
Run Duration	200 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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)	95% Outstanding	Memory 97.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 290 99% 179 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 806 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 854A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.8 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.3 49% 59.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$175 12,594 User benchmarks, average bench 134% 350GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 700 509 509 509 514 511 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	160% Outstanding	Read 764 Write 963 Mixed 798 SusWrite 542 173% 767 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 55 194% 72.7 MB/s	DQ Read 928 DQ Write 728 DQ Mixed 816 614% 824 MB/s
Poor: 98% ↑ This bench: 160% Great: 162%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 217GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 460 461 438 389 392 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 450 Mixed 430 SusWrite 428 101% 449 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59.6 197% 71.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 290 238% 341 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 125%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 43GB free Firmware: SAFZ12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 164 136 166 167 166 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 460 Mixed 379 SusWrite 176 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 42.6 160% 61.7 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 192 188% 298 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 95%
Samsung MZ7TD256HAFV-000L7 256GB 6,630 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 106GB free Firmware: DXT06L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 239 247 222 222 247 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Read 463 Write 146 Mixed 183 SusWrite 237 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 25.8 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 26.7 128% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 365 DQ Write 205 DQ Mixed 67.3 108% 212 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 80%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 131 134 135 134 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	Read 136 Write 138 Mixed 90 SusWrite 134 92% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 200% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 101%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 137GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 60 59 61 61 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	39% Below average	Read 75.7 Write 77.2 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 59.9 52% 70.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 27.8 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 30.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 49.2 81% 49.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	1,581x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	578x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	314x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	447x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	419x
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 $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	101x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $752

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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