Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 142% UFO	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	187% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 1 month ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 1 (all builds)
Memory	40.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '23 at 10:54
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Memory 91.5 1-Core 115 2-Core 206 80% 137 Pts	4-Core 355 8-Core 501 54% 428 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 4070-$539 45,585 User benchmarks, average bench 190% MSI(1462 5138) CLim: 3105 MHz, MLim: 5250 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 531.61 Performing below potential (32^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	187% Outstanding	Lighting 261 Reflection 256 Parallax 312 212% 276 fps	MRender 346 Gravity 232 Splatting 182 199% 253 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 205%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 5 Volume 2TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 8.5 6.7 9.7 9.8 6 8.6 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	31.7% Below average	Read 102 Write 7.7 Mixed 14.4 SusWrite 8.2 24% 33.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.1 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 4% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 31.7% Great: 273%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C15 4x16GB-$420 211 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	MC Read 34.7 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 31.7 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.6 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 24.7 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 157%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 18: 0P 0R 6G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
18%	46%	13	169	4	60	24"	1920 1080	SAM068A SMBX2440

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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 $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 $245Bench 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 $98Bench 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 $48Bench 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: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $751

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16