Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Surfboard	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	18.7% 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	213% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '20 at 06:21
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GEO-User
Background CPU	24%

PC Performing above expectations (65^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, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 104 2-Core 266 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 790 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 790 49% 790 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84DD) 2GB CLim: 1398 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 23.3 Reflection 18.3 Parallax 21.3 19% 21 fps	MRender 26.4 Gravity 23.4 Splatting 17.9 18% 22.6 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$71 2,245 User benchmarks, average bench 255% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: R1106C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 681 443 481 437 261 336 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 2,140 Write 1,768 Mixed 562 SusWrite 440 272% 1,228 MB/s	4K Read 28.1 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 59.9 215% 89.4 MB/s	DQ Read 331 DQ Write 1,227 DQ Mixed 441 436% 666 MB/s
Poor: 155% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 339%
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80 7,194 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 76GB free Firmware: SAFM00.r SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 316 350 350 318 348 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 353 Mixed 290 SusWrite 336 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 40.3 161% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 64.7 127% 256 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 129GB free Firmware: 3.AAJ SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 64 65 67 67 67 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 65 Write 43.4 Mixed 41.2 SusWrite 66 40% 53.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 142% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 43%
Kingston HyperX Fury 3.0 32GB 667 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 29GB free, PID 16a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.1 37 21 5.8 41 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 41.8 Write 10.4 Mixed 19.2 SusWrite 21.5 27% 23.2 MB/s	4K Read 6.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 75% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	76.8% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 23.4 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 30.9 SC Mixed 24.8 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 66.6 60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 103%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	477x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	79x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	76x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	91x
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 $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	21x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	16x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $894

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $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