Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	215% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	20.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170125
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Feb 02 '22 at 03:39
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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-$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 as expected (54^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 135 2-Core 227 87% 151 Pts	4-Core 433 8-Core 632 67% 533 Pts	64-Core 704 44% 704 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% EVGA(3842 4663) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23 Relative performance n/a - GPU benchmark error
Poor: 116% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 167GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 626 412 404 393 385 380 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	215% Outstanding	Read 1,886 Write 1,565 Mixed 653 SusWrite 434 251% 1,134 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 60.2 214% 79.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,158 DQ Write 946 DQ Mixed 857 695% 987 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 215% Great: 254%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218 17,938 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 233GB free Firmware: 000F SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 203 222 224 223 224 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 409 Write 214 Mixed 235 SusWrite 216 60% 269 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 6.1 4K Mixed 8.5 44% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 74%
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89 9,651 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 32GB free Firmware: 4PC10362 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 127 126 125 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	43.7% Average	Read 232 Write 128 Mixed 134 SusWrite 125 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 35.7 4K Mixed 19.6 71% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 138 DQ Write 80.8 DQ Mixed 67.9 62% 95.6 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.7% Great: 48%
Seagate Expansion Desk 5TB 11,776 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0911 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	21.5% Poor	Read 33.3 Write 31 Mixed 27 SusWrite 39.6 24% 32.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.7 233% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.5% Great: 87%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB 2,670 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 27.6 MC Mixed 23 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.6 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 20 60% 20.9 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 104%

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

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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 $94Bench 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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16