Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 147% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 129% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	157% 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	83.2% 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	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 (68%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '20 at 00:16
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	68%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 139 2-Core 278 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 508 8-Core 824 82% 666 Pts	64-Core 815 50% 815 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441 357,946 User benchmarks, average bench 156% Nvidia(10DE 12A4) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	157% Outstanding	Lighting 215 Reflection 227 Parallax 245 176% 229 fps	MRender 258 Gravity 216 Splatting 143 162% 206 fps
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 174%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB 5,703 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS111101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 239 185 215 163 204 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 387 Write 279 Mixed 261 SusWrite 201 63% 282 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 37.4 142% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 271 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 176 158% 238 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 87%
WD Blue SATA M.2 1TB-$77 2,710 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 204GB free Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 300 297 298 295 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 480 Mixed 267 SusWrite 305 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43.4 157% 61.3 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 292 DQ Mixed 243 202% 292 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 184 183 183 182 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 152 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 182 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 381GB free Firmware: CC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 165 165 165 165 166 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 156 Mixed 81.8 SusWrite 164 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3020 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 26 89% 31 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 26.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 107%

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Gaming 90%

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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 $250Bench 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 $76Bench 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: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $900

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 $46

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