Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics6.17% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive33.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270F GAMING  (all builds)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 8.1
BIOS Date20170723
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateAug 08 '19 at 05:57
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6500-$67
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.7% Very good
Memory 89.5
1-Core 103
2-Core 207
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 400
8-Core 354
52% 377 Pts
64-Core 414
26% 414 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 78.7%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 21.20.16.4534
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
6.17% Terrible
Lighting 6.9
Reflection 9.38
Parallax 6.53
6% 7.61 fps
MRender 5.29
Gravity 5.1
Splatting 13.9
7% 8.09 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 6.17%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 58 19 58 32 50 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
33.6% Below average
Read 404
Write 300
Mixed 106
SusWrite 61.8
48% 218 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 25.7
4K Mixed 15.2
34% 13.8 MB/s
DQ Read 43.8
DQ Write 58.2
DQ Mixed 110
66% 70.5 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 33.6%
Great: 83%
Generic Flash-Disk 34GB
29GB free, PID 1320
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.2 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
19.3% Very poor
Read 12
Write 1.3
Mixed 8.5
SusWrite 5.5
8% 6.82 MB/s
4K Read 10.6
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 5.6
383% 6.9 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 19.3%
Great: 23%
Mass Storage Device 2GB
1GB free, PID 125d
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 11 10 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
5.65% Terrible
Read 18.5
Write 11
Mixed 4.5
SusWrite 11
14% 11.2 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
9% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.65%
Great: 8%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
34.9% Below average
MC Read 11.3
MC Write 12.4
MC Mixed 10.1
32% 11.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.1
SC Write 11.6
SC Mixed 10.6
31% 10.8 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 52%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical STRIX Z270F GAMING Builds (Compare 6,071 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,224
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