Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	80.2% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '18 at 13:59
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	ISR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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, 4 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 96.2 1-Core 162 2-Core 326 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 649 87% 650 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
GKH84-256GB 256GB 69 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0115G SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 251 250 252 253 66 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 496 Write 252 Mixed 268 SusWrite 220 69% 309 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 31.2 125% 52.3 MB/s	DQ Read 148 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 156 130% 183 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 80%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 76.7 Write 82.3 Mixed 54 53% 71 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 88% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% Great: 96%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 3.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 240 230 234 235 231 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
WD My Passport 2TB 10,723 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 0GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 103 Write 99 Mixed 53.7 104% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.5 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 1TB 12,840 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 24GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	39.5% Below average	Read 84.7 Write 87 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 90.3 106% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.7 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 39.5% Great: 45%
Toshiba StorE HDD 1TB 259 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 4GB free, PID 0b15 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 37 37 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 37.2 Write 37.3 Mixed 22.3 SusWrite 36.9 45% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.5 60% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 19%
Samsung M2 Portable 1TB 371 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 47GB free, PID 60b6 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 43 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	18.1% Very poor	Read 27.5 Write 14.7 Mixed 32.7 SusWrite 41.8 40% 29.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 18.1% Great: 21%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 0GB free, PID 10a8 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 9.2 Write 12 Mixed 10.5 14% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 76% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 32 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 33 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 53.1 75% 53.1 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,384x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	438x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	487x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	260x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	226x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $766

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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16