Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.3% 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 Drive74.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus STRIX Z270E GAMING  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '18 at 22:05
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ARE-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700-$167
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 95.2
1-Core 131
2-Core 260
91% 162 Pts
4-Core 428
8-Core 708
69% 568 Pts
64-Core 705
44% 705 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 84%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
36.3% Below average
Lighting 47.4
Reflection 32.7
Parallax 39.2
39% 39.7 fps
MRender 37.4
Gravity 41.5
Splatting 37.5
32% 38.8 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36.3%
Great: 33%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB-$89
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 71 83 31 64 76 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 486
Write 401
Mixed 268
SusWrite 77.1
68% 308 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 32.5
119% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 234
196% 283 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3007 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
54.6% Above average
MC Read 19.7
MC Write 18.9
MC Mixed 15.5
52% 18 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 18.8
52% 18.2 GB/s
Latency 56.5
71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 54.6%
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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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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