Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '18 at 12:05
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 145 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 665 73% 579 Pts	64-Core 846 52% 846 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85EA) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2775 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 206 Parallax 184 151% 192 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 190 Splatting 134 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Optane+233G 250GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.9 Max speed: Unknown Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 36% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 134181848 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 119 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 62 60 1815975 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 146 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 39 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 81 58 319881235 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 838 (C2) HDA temperature 19 42 68719476755 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 124017180672192 (F1) Unknown 100 253 3555990671 (F2) Unknown 100 253 34992006513	87.8% Excellent	Read 135 Write 170 Mixed 135 110% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 5.28 4K Mixed 0.61 192% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 110%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45 318,836 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 931GB free Firmware: MS2OA8J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 140 140 75 (03) Spinup time 147 147 12896698500 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 843 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 108 108 37 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 652 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 267 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1603 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1603 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 197569609749 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	102% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 205 Mixed 155 128% 170 MB/s	4K Read 0.95 4K Write 1.84 4K Mixed 0.21 97% 1 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2800C16 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 CMK16GX4M2A2800C16 CMK16GX4M2A2666C16 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 32.6 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 29.1 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.7 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 91%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,403x
Core i5-7600KIntel $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	788x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,033x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	949x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	896x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	441x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	229x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	488x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	262x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	227x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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