Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 180% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	360% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '21 at 06:01
Run Duration	322 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Memory 93.8 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 514 8-Core 762 79% 638 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 240 Parallax 279 234% 269 fps	MRender 311 Gravity 230 Splatting 166 185% 236 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1055 1673 1919 1948 1966 1944 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,621 Write 2,086 Mixed 1,482 SusWrite 1,751 444% 1,985 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 178 4K Mixed 82.7 287% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,462 DQ Write 1,236 DQ Mixed 1,312 993% 1,337 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 301GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 491 491 490 492 491 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 488 Mixed 393 SusWrite 490 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 46.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.7 217% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 95% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 EVO 500GB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 111GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 152 151 152 152 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 454 Mixed 357 SusWrite 187 82% 368 MB/s	4K Read 45.3 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.1 198% 69.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 268% 359 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 116%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 138GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2198 2192 2047 1878 1537 1326 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 2,186 Write 2,192 Mixed 1,412 SusWrite 1863 430% 1,913 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 176 4K Mixed 39.1 231% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 913 DQ Write 1,000 DQ Mixed 1,254 862% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 393%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$83 8,676 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	85.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 33.6 MC Mixed 24.1 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 26.5 78% 27.4 GB/s	Latency 60.3 66% 60.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 95%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 47: 6R 4G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
47%	56%	27	112	8	144	27"	1920 1080	AUS27AF VG278

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,380x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	785x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,030x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	943x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	894x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	437x
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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	487x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	260x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	225x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $750

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16