Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	132% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	1.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '18 at 14:31
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 97.4 1-Core 156 2-Core 317 104% 190 Pts	4-Core 618 8-Core 881 94% 749 Pts	64-Core 876 54% 876 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 366GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 428 422 440 448 393 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 461 Write 447 Mixed 377 SusWrite 432 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 68.4 226% 82 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 361 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 134%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 719GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 428 429 427 428 426 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 472 Write 406 Mixed 312 SusWrite 426 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 45.4 166% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 202 174% 257 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 105%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 261GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 462 461 448 401 399 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 433 Mixed 411 SusWrite 438 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.1 204% 75.7 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 294 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 145GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 144 190 165 136 161 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	49.9% Average	Read 359 Write 224 Mixed 186 SusWrite 159 52% 232 MB/s	4K Read 16 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 18.5 72% 26.3 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 69.9 DQ Mixed 94.3 69% 90.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 26.8 95% 33.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 31.2 87% 30.4 GB/s	Latency 48.8 82% 48.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 104%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 - $129

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	917x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	323x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	182x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	267x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	48x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	93x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	35x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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