Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 17%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.77% 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 Drive128% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '19 at 08:22
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 95.2
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
98% 179 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 810
84% 673 Pts
64-Core 813
50% 813 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 872F) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6374
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.77% Terrible
Lighting 8.6
Reflection 12.4
Parallax 8.72
7% 9.91 fps
MRender 12.3
Gravity 5.67
Splatting 14.7
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.77%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX Predator AHCI PCIe M.2 240GB-$141
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: OC34L5TA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 617 640 644 632 631 637 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
128% Outstanding
Read 688
Write 644
Mixed 441
SusWrite 634
135% 602 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 82.9
4K Mixed 41.6
161% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 175
DQ Mixed 90.7
118% 217 MB/s
Poor: 84%
This bench: 128%
Great: 159%
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
326GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 407 406 408 410 403 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 457
Mixed 266
SusWrite 407
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 48.1
188% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 288
233% 329 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 118%
Great: 116%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 136 135 137 137 135 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Read 147
Write 128
Mixed 87
SusWrite 136
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
193% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 36.2
MC Mixed 27.9
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 39.8
SC Mixed 28.8
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 56.6
71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical STRIX Z270E GAMING Builds (Compare 6,545 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 Z270E GAMING - $199

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $992
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HDDRAMUSB
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