Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 89.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	88% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	6.9 Days
Run Date	Jan 27 '22 at 15:10
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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-$235 712,312 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 (86^th percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Memory 91 1-Core 138 2-Core 250 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 762 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 757 47% 757 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1435) CLim: 2037 MHz, MLim: 2052 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 116 Parallax 105 90% 110 fps	MRender 96.9 Gravity 106 Splatting 102 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 467 Write 449 Mixed 360 95% 425 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58.8 199% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 354 268% 360 MB/s
Poor: 64% Great: 115%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 43GB free Firmware: X41200RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 466 Write 329 Mixed 200 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 63 4K Mixed 25.6 106% 38.3 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 246 204% 296 MB/s
Poor: 58% Great: 101%
3 1TB SSD 1TB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 575GB free Firmware: R1108A0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 416 Write 412 Mixed 343 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 32.6 155% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 328 DQ Mixed 48.8 95% 185 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 98%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 118GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	Read 224 Write 119 Mixed 211 41% 185 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 79.1 4K Mixed 26.7 110% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 211 176% 250 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 88GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 168 Write 106 Mixed 84.3 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 348GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 185 Write 160 Mixed 90.4 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.3 132% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 20.4 72% 25 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 22.4 66% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 65.8 61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 105%

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

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	477x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	79x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 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 $95Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	21x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $161Bench 85%, 35,811 samples	16x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $701

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16