Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 60% Gunboat	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	57.6% 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	315% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	20.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '20 at 01:11
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^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 (96^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 288 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 804 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 798 49% 798 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Lighting 74.1 Reflection 68.4 Parallax 87.2 60% 76.6 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 69.5 Splatting 55.9 52% 64.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 374GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1804 1891 1861 1866 1920 1913 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	315% Outstanding	Read 2,425 Write 2,212 Mixed 1,250 SusWrite 1,876 435% 1,941 MB/s	4K Read 61.6 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 65.5 221% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,400 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 306 344% 621 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 315% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$108 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 215GB free Firmware: EXM04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 427 424 426 430 432 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 399 Mixed 349 SusWrite 428 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 57.6 4K Mixed 44.6 141% 45.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 97.1 DQ Mixed 190 153% 225 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146 23,740 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2TB free Firmware: FP1R SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 164 174 166 173 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 173 Mixed 63.9 SusWrite 164 104% 143 MB/s	4K Read 2.9 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 288% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 104%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 119 121 121 121 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 121 Write 115 Mixed 63 SusWrite 120 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 67%
WD Red 4TB (2013)-$110 55,507 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 458GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 116 115 116 113 115 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 76.9 Write 77.4 Mixed 60.8 SusWrite 114 61% 82.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 100%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 337GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 111 112 112 111 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 117 Write 107 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 111 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD2 BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD 24GB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 29.7 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 26.1 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 25.9 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 83%

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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 $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