Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	62.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161208
Uptime	18.8 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '19 at 18:39
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (60^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-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 142 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 741 74% 602 Pts	64-Core 768 48% 768 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3609) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.67 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	121% Outstanding	Lighting 166 Reflection 182 Parallax 184 135% 177 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 165 Splatting 119 109% 134 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2016) 20,831 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 15GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z3311000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 19 159 151 136 130 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 304 Write 6.8 Mixed 7.2 SusWrite 104 23% 106 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 97.3 4K Mixed 23.1 126% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 128 DQ Mixed 33.1 59% 117 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 70%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 699GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 140 136 131 144 141 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 136 Write 106 Mixed 30 SusWrite 138 74% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.2 85% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 107%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 110 110 111 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	62.8% Good	Read 169 Write 108 Mixed 81 SusWrite 110 148% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.3 169% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 62.8% Great: 61%

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 @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.8% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.1 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 29.7 SC Mixed 22 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 88%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 - $129

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	919x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	323x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	268x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	219x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	35x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16