Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 81% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	196% 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 (44%). 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, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 21 '18 at 19:14
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 90.5 1-Core 154 2-Core 306 100% 184 Pts	4-Core 536 8-Core 598 74% 567 Pts	64-Core 576 36% 576 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 119 Parallax 110 85% 111 fps	MRender 99 Gravity 100 Splatting 105 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba OCZ RD400 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$4 3,426 User benchmarks, average bench 174% 140GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57CZ4102 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 713 672 700 737 666 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,374 Write 892 Mixed 788 SusWrite 692 209% 937 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 135 4K Mixed 62.6 214% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 832 DQ Write 613 DQ Mixed 650 505% 698 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 219%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 240GB-$110 2,356 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 143GB free Firmware: 1.01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 337 399 372 402 373 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Read 420 Write 454 Mixed 337 SusWrite 375 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 92.6 4K Mixed 36.5 134% 51.5 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 254 210% 300 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 602GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 164 167 168 166 164 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 131 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 164 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 112%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 215GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 99 97 95 98 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	58.1% Above average	Read 106 Write 93.2 Mixed 58 SusWrite 95.9 65% 88.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 4x4GB 4,782 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	MC Read 25.7 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 24.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 21.3 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 96%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical TUF Z270 MARK 1 Builds (Compare 803 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 90%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 94%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 77%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 - $131

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	477x
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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $910

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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