Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	79.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '18 at 09:23
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 91.2 1-Core 130 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 501 8-Core 512 68% 507 Pts	64-Core 499 31% 499 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F7) CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.8.1 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	36.5% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 61.7 Parallax 65.2 34% 56.4 fps	MRender 58.1 Gravity 40.3 Splatting 50.4 40% 49.6 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 36.5% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: CS900612 SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 111 84 33 86 30 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Read 419 Write 275 Mixed 331 SusWrite 96.5 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 36.4 149% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 285 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 42.4 91% 187 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 91%
Micron_1100_MTFDDAK512TBN 512GB 2,512 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 111GB free Firmware: M0MU031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 464 290 247 247 249 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 453 Mixed 382 SusWrite 321 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 41.4 158% 62.2 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 327 247% 330 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D26BFSB.8FE 2x4GB 1,407 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.3% Very good	MC Read 29.8 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 24 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 23.7 65% 22.9 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 97%

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

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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	912x
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

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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 $182	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) $30	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