Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	83.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (53%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 14 '18 at 04:32
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	53%

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PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	76.3% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 88.7 2-Core 270 79% 148 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 403 53% 398 Pts	64-Core 376 23% 376 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 76.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6170) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 114 Parallax 110 84% 109 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 96.1 Splatting 99.9 83% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 545s Series 256GB-$79 17,432 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: LHF002C Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 471 Write 240 Mixed 282 73% 331 MB/s	4K Read 28.3 4K Write 92.9 4K Mixed 46 151% 55.7 MB/s	DQ Read 287 DQ Write 230 DQ Mixed 199 165% 239 MB/s
Poor: 67% Great: 117%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 49GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,037 Write 82.2 Mixed 154 366% 1,758 MB/s	4K Read 590 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 9.6 909% 202 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Seagate ST500LM021-1KJ152 500GB 40,079 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 408GB free Firmware: 0002LIM1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,216 Write 56.8 Mixed 77.3 1,277% 1,783 MB/s	4K Read 600 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.5 25,204% 201 MB/s
Poor: 19% Great: 77%
WD My Passport 0810 1TB 5,284 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 671GB free, PID 0810 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 85.5 Write 81.2 Mixed 52 90% 72.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 97% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 45%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB 16,539 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2473 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 26.3 79% 27.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.2 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 23.9 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 91%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 - $129

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	918x
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