Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	47.3% 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	93.9% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	5.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 19 '20 at 18:47
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	40%

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PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$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 below expectations (29^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Memory 73.9 1-Core 106 2-Core 206 72% 129 Pts	4-Core 403 8-Core 596 62% 500 Pts	64-Core 615 38% 615 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 84%

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: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.3% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 141 Parallax 118 39% 102 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 47.5 Splatting 106 64% 73.9 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TB-$102 9,497 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 620GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 357 378 392 406 412 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 404 Write 412 Mixed 314 SusWrite 386 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 87.3 4K Mixed 33.4 129% 48.9 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 273 222% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 120%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 71GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 282 298 304 312 313 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Read 348 Write 306 Mixed 267 SusWrite 299 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 83.5 4K Mixed 35.1 136% 49.9 MB/s	DQ Read 250 DQ Write 232 DQ Mixed 229 175% 237 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 117%
PH5-CE240 240GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 200GB free Firmware: F/W:1.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 140 61 61 68 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	72.4% Very good	Read 425 Write 396 Mixed 312 SusWrite 126 70% 315 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 82.1 4K Mixed 25.3 116% 44.6 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 326 DQ Mixed 165 160% 249 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 72.4% Great: 82%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 955GB free Firmware: MX4OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 140 141 143 143 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 142 Mixed 21 SusWrite 141 81% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.7 164% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 173 174 176 176 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 138 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 174 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 995GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 80 83 80 81 82 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 81.5 Write 82 Mixed 49 SusWrite 81.2 99% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 42%
WD My Passport 083A 2TB 995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 523GB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 96 101 103 102 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	42.7% Average	Read 106 Write 101 Mixed 58.7 SusWrite 101 122% 91.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.7% Great: 45%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 7GB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 93 94 60 49 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 89 Write 94.2 Mixed 54.5 SusWrite 81 107% 79.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 100% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 2x8GB 2,825 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 18.1 59% 20.8 GB/s	SC Read 9.7 SC Write 20.6 SC Mixed 11.9 40% 14.1 GB/s	Latency 92.6 43% 92.6 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 102%

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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 $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	910x
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 $129Bench 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: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $664

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 $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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