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 (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	93.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Apr 05 '17 at 19:29
Run Duration	275 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$235 712,312 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 94 1-Core 143 2-Core 283 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 778 79% 642 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 15066 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 103 (B1) Unknown 99 99 17 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 71 55 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 59 (F1) Unknown 99 99 22713610375	93.7% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 396 Mixed 413 97% 436 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 29.1 156% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 45.7 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 28.7 37% 63 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$60 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC29 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 117 99 118198192 (03) Spinup time 95 93 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3117 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 106735836 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 21500 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 284 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 3 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 67 57 588775457 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 222 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 246426 (C2) HDA temperature 33 43 77309411361 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -124863289219173 (F1) Unknown 100 253 40296624443 (F2) Unknown 100 253 72462428832	89.1% Excellent	Read 138 Write 173 Mixed 171 121% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.41 95% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 500GB 3,424 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 270GB free, PID 0748 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	37% Below average	Read 82.7 Write 89.9 Mixed 87 113% 86.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.71 4K Mixed 0.24 68% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 37%
67 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 2GB free, PID 3600 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	7.27% Terrible	Read 24.1 Write 5.83 Mixed 9.41 14% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 0.03 4K Mixed 0.05 41% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.27% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	83% Excellent	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25.8 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 26 74% 25.9 GB/s	Latency 59.8 67% 59.8 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 88%

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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 $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	922x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	325x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	186x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	271x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	220x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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	36x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $639

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16