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 below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	41.3% 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 (30%). 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	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	1.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 14 '19 at 23:41
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	30%

PC Performing below expectations (40^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-$242 712,312 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)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 288 96% 175 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 799 81% 654 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.5% 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: 419.35 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 43% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0105A SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 190 126 70 72 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	41.3% Average	Read 508 Write 252 Mixed 27.3 SusWrite 129 50% 229 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 1.1 49% 12.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 131GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 98 100 98 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 151 Write 114 Mixed 75.8 SusWrite 97.9 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 114%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$37 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 1.5TB free Firmware: MK7ONS01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 133 131 133 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	58.2% Above average	Read 71.2 Write 73.8 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 131 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 83%
WD My Book 1230 4TB 14,665 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 17GB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 67 67 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 69 Write 68.7 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 67.6 90% 66.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 85% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 60%

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 above expectations (62^nd percentile)	83.2% Excellent	MC Read 30.4 MC Write 31.6 MC Mixed 26 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.6 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	911x
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	201x

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	91x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	35x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $656

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) $35	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