Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	88.9% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	1.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 22:59
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 141 2-Core 277 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 485 8-Core 735 76% 610 Pts	64-Core 773 48% 773 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2780 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 148 Reflection 150 Parallax 131 120% 143 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 142 Splatting 111 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45 22,057 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1230C SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 90 57 56 55 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Read 503 Write 406 Mixed 370 SusWrite 91.7 76% 343 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 44.5 162% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 313 DQ Mixed 241 197% 278 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 91%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 539GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 130 113 121 120 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	71.6% Very good	Read 127 Write 112 Mixed 30 SusWrite 122 71% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 145% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 71.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ Avexir DDR4-2400 CL16 8GB 16GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.6% Very good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 22.5 77% 26.8 GB/s	SC Read 18 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.9 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 79%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	919x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	323x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	183x

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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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) $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