Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	145% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	94.4% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	45.2 GB free of 64 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 03 '23 at 09:37
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 below expectations (38^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Memory 92.1 1-Core 130 2-Core 244 88% 155 Pts	4-Core 401 8-Core 553 60% 477 Pts	64-Core 651 40% 651 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Asus(1043 866B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 522.30 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	145% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 185 Parallax 214 157% 197 fps	MRender 244 Gravity 200 Splatting 145 155% 196 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 141GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 297 202 174 173 170 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 425 Write 436 Mixed 362 SusWrite 224 81% 362 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 47.2 152% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 134%
Samsung 850 EVO 2TB 11 User benchmarks, average bench 121% 246GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 335 345 337 337 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 442 Write 447 Mixed 354 SusWrite 335 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 83.1 4K Mixed 50.5 166% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 362 272% 362 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 130%
Samsung 850 Evo 2TB-$275 8,527 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 670GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 335 351 352 365 359 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 456 Write 440 Mixed 387 SusWrite 348 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 81.7 4K Mixed 50 163% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 363 273% 364 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 135%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 87GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 312 321 322 326 327 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 348 Mixed 298 SusWrite 319 80% 357 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 36.3 125% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 196 176% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 103%
WD Purple Surveillance 6TB (2017)-$100 1,747 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 18 18 18 14 17 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x16GB 2,982 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	MC Read 30.9 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 28.4 90% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 27.4 80% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 129%

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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 $195Bench 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 $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	35x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	25x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $688

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16