Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	98.7% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	7.7 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '19 at 23:05
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	HND-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 119 2-Core 204 80% 138 Pts	4-Core 392 8-Core 599 61% 496 Pts	64-Core 660 41% 660 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.1% Above average	Lighting 71.3 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 63 58% 69.1 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 65.4 Splatting 67.3 55% 67.2 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 131 139 107 79 60 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	98.7% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 451 Mixed 309 SusWrite 131 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 49.6 182% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 317 DQ Mixed 174 176% 285 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 730GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 170 170 170 171 171 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 128 Write 35.7 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 170 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 109%
WD WD7501AAES-60Z2A0 750GB 1,250 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 742GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 29 30 30 30 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	26.6% Poor	Read 62.8 Write 30.7 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 29.7 28% 38.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 26.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 2x8GB 3,152 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	79.1% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 30.5 MC Mixed 24 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 97%

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

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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 - $129

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	928x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	327x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	186x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	272x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	220x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	204x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
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	57x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	37x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $799

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16