Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 31% Sail boat


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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	32.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	225% 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	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.

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Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	39.5 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210713
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '22 at 12:58
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	HKG-User
Background CPU	22%

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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 way below expectations (19^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 93.6 1-Core 123 2-Core 222 84% 146 Pts	4-Core 357 8-Core 507 54% 432 Pts	64-Core 542 34% 542 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D1) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Lighting 42.8 Reflection 40.4 Parallax 38.1 35% 40.4 fps	MRender 36.9 Gravity 41.5 Splatting 27.1 28% 35.2 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 774GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1230 1499 1561 1472 1471 1534 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,258 Write 1,885 Mixed 1,278 SusWrite 1,461 333% 1,470 MB/s	4K Read 44.2 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 50.8 176% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 860 DQ Write 524 DQ Mixed 698 518% 694 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 365%
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 21,542 User benchmarks, average bench 238% 379GB free Firmware: CXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1407 1395 1347 1414 1384 1322 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 2,232 Write 1194 Mixed 729 SusWrite 1,378 307% 1,383 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 60 184% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 948 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 806 605% 812 MB/s
Poor: 149% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 306%
WD WD2005VBYZ-02RRWB2 2TB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 26GB free Firmware: RR07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 93 97 123 129 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 117 Write 126 Mixed 85 SusWrite 108 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 259% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 105%
WD Gold 2TB (2016)-$97 5,580 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 16GB free Firmware: RR04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 89 96 88 95 92 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 116 Write 132 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 92.7 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 230% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GB 12,538 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.1 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 30.4 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 40.8 SC Mixed 29.3 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 139%

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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 $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 $90Bench 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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16