Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	59.3% 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	217% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Feb 24 '19 at 10:47
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	34%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 94.1 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 778 76% 623 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.4% 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 8641) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	59.3% Above average	Lighting 73.5 Reflection 74.9 Parallax 71.6 60% 73.3 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 71.2 58% 71.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.3% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 190GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1177 1208 1228 1230 1230 1235 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	217% Outstanding	Read 1,325 Write 1,200 Mixed 728 SusWrite 1,218 251% 1,118 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 57.3 216% 82.1 MB/s	DQ Read 647 DQ Write 393 DQ Mixed 508 382% 516 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 217% Great: 220%
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 466GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2051 770 622 615 616 615 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	321% Outstanding	Read 2,452 Write 2,189 Mixed 1586 SusWrite 881 397% 1,777 MB/s	4K Read 69.5 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 99 335% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,563 DQ Write 1,368 DQ Mixed 1421 1,078% 1,451 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 321% Great: 340%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59 4,389 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 850GB free Firmware: MU05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 406 412 412 412 410 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 398 Write 396 Mixed 314 SusWrite 409 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 24.2 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 36.7 152% 63.3 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 174 172% 273 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 297GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 481 489 490 489 488 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 373 Mixed 402 SusWrite 485 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 41.8 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 63.6 220% 82.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 357 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 135%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 18,693 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.4% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 20.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 59.6 67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 102%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 77%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 - $131

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	476x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	78x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	76x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	90x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	84x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	74x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	21x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	16x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $910

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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