Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING K1

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING K1 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 13 '18 at 15:57
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 552 75% 557 Pts	64-Core 567 35% 567 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Asus(1043 8465) 2GB CLim: 1215 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 398.36 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	35.3% Below average	Lighting 42.5 Reflection 39 Parallax 51.9 35% 44.5 fps	MRender 54.4 Gravity 48.1 Splatting 35.9 37% 46.1 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 71 64 64 63 62 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 480 Write 411 Mixed 388 SusWrite 103 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 53.4 188% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 330 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 266 214% 302 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 91%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 33GB free Firmware: EXT0CB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 144 144 144 144 143 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 454 Mixed 362 SusWrite 167 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 51.4 203% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 178 184% 302 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68 105,708 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 687GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 194 193 195 196 193 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 71.7 Write 131 Mixed 30 SusWrite 190 76% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.1 382% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 112%
WD Green 500GB (2009)-$23 63,281 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 74GB free Firmware: 05.04C05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 62 60 60 63 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 40.5 Mixed 38 SusWrite 60.7 32% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 54%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 195 192 195 194 193 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 158 Mixed 85 SusWrite 190 114% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2608 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	48.9% Average	MC Read 17.2 MC Write 17.2 MC Mixed 14.5 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.7 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 13.9 42% 14.9 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 48.9% Great: 98%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 89%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING K1

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	136x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	47x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	35x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	61x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	34x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	30x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	41x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	14x
SA2000M81000G 1TBKingstonBench 234%, 77,062 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	52x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	32x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $877

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 $178	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