Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall 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.
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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	130% 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.
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 Z270F GAMING (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '21 at 10:01
Run Duration	203 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 146 2-Core 275 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 784 78% 636 Pts	64-Core 784 49% 784 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AC) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	58.7% Above average	Lighting 73.1 Reflection 76.6 Parallax 69.2 60% 73 fps	MRender 67.7 Gravity 72.6 Splatting 68.4 57% 69.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Seagate BarraCuda 120 SSD ZA1000CM10003 1TB 7,008 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 163GB free (System drive) Firmware: STRSD013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 480 473 489 485 481 482 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 487 Mixed 478 SusWrite 482 110% 490 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 60.5 204% 72.8 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 354 DQ Mixed 370 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 136%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 138GB free Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 321 320 321 319 318 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,821 Write 1,315 Mixed 566 SusWrite 363 224% 1,016 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 57.8 215% 81.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,099 DQ Write 1,017 DQ Mixed 697 622% 938 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 236%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 139GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 150 112 113 163 163 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Read 159 Write 136 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 143 84% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 368% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 111%
Sage 3639S 1TB 191 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 930GB free Firmware: 0056 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 41 42 42 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 41.6 Write 39.5 Mixed 34.6 SusWrite 41.7 29% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 63% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 13,788 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	45.5% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 12.8 42% 14.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.6 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 94%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 8: 0R 2G 2B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
8%	8%	51	109	7	60	27"	1920 1080	SAM0B67 S27D390

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 76%

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270F GAMING - $439

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	3,893x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	764x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	362x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	905x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	782x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	777x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	267x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	265x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	196x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	355x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	288x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	138x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $1,232

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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