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 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	41.5% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 13:19
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	28%

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 i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 133 2-Core 250 90% 159 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 708 77% 610 Pts	64-Core 735 46% 735 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.81 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 36GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 9.7 96 8.2 65 55 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	41.5% Average	Read 497 Write 272 Mixed 411 SusWrite 97.5 71% 320 MB/s	4K Read 25.7 4K Write 12.1 4K Mixed 1.1 47% 13 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 0.3 18% 48.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 180GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 171 172 166 161 169 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 166 Write 139 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 167 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7ONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 111 107 112 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 69 Write 71.8 Mixed 45.7 SusWrite 111 54% 74.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 83%
ST8000DM 004-2CX188 8TB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 2TB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 180 182 178 183 179 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 49 Write 80 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 179 122% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.4 220% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/4G Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 KHX2400C15D4/4G Crucial BLS4G4D240FSC.8FBD2 16GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.2% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 26 83% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 24.9 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 85%

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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 $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	916x
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 $109Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	35x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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 $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16