Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	317% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	26.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 00:26
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (75^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 282 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 784 83% 662 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3605) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.87 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$249 18,356 User benchmarks, average bench 279% 798GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B6QCXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1096 1598 1685 1762 1750 1703 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	317% Outstanding	Read 2,317 Write 1,864 Mixed 1,037 SusWrite 1,599 381% 1,704 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 153 4K Mixed 73 251% 92.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1095 DQ Write 1,090 DQ Mixed 1058 804% 1,081 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 317% Great: 363%
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 433GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 460 482 492 492 492 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 459 Mixed 428 SusWrite 462 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 67 224% 79.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 920GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 492 492 492 492 492 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 492 Mixed 444 SusWrite 492 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 47.6 169% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 362 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 133%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 909GB free Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1511 1513 1515 1514 1516 1513 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 1,518 Write 1,505 Mixed 1,117 SusWrite 1,514 318% 1,414 MB/s	4K Read 62.3 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 84.7 300% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 688 DQ Write 949 DQ Mixed 272 358% 636 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 295%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 2,108 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (24^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.2% Very good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.3 75% 26.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.8 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 115%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,358x
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	1,028x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	940x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	892x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	435x
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	482x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	257x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	224x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $992

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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