Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	26.3% 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	11.1% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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	3.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	May 27 '18 at 06:00
Run Duration	256 Seconds
Run User	VNM-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing as expected (48^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-7100-$70 79,299 User benchmarks, average bench 57% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	66.6% Good	Memory 93.2 1-Core 75.4 2-Core 208 72% 126 Pts	4-Core 234 8-Core 238 32% 236 Pts	64-Core 248 15% 248 Pts
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 66.6% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% Asus(1043 8569) 2GB CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	26.3% Poor	Lighting 32.8 Reflection 30.7 Parallax 27.6 27% 30.4 fps	MRender 34.8 Gravity 29.5 Splatting 30 26% 31.4 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 26.3% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Intel Optane+1.8TBHDD 582 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 15.8 Max speed: Unknown Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	11.1% Very poor	Read 113 Write 107 Mixed 89.9 23% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.02 4K Write 0.13 4K Mixed 0.03 0% 0.06 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 97%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$105 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 196 192 9183 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4515 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6551 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 227 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 25 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4491 (C2) HDA temperature 103 93 49 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	94.4% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 155 Mixed 142 118% 157 MB/s	4K Read 0.94 4K Write 2.77 4K Mixed 0.25 118% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 99%
WD Re 2TB (2012)-$29 5,893 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 54GB free Firmware: 01.x1Kx2 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 167 164 6625 (04) Start/Stop count 94 94 6674 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10384 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 661 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 90 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 198 198 6586 (C2) HDA temperature 103 91 47 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	59.8% Above average	Read 105 Write 103 Mixed 98.7 77% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.67 4K Mixed 0.61 145% 1.32 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 90%
WD My Passport 083A 1TB 1,797 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 275GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	13% Very poor	Read 36.2 Write 33.9 Mixed 24.3 39% 31.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0.12 4K Mixed 0.06 6% 0.09 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13% Great: 45%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 11GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	13.3% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 11.6 Mixed 12.5 21% 20.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.58 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.77 92% 2.26 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 13.3% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingmax GLLF62F-D8KFGA------ 2x4GB 20 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	71.7% Very good	MC Read 24.5 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 23.5 72% 25.2 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 22 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 61.7 65% 61.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 80%

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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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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