Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 172% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 150% UFO


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	182% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '20 at 04:34
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.5% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 155 2-Core 303 102% 185 Pts	4-Core 541 8-Core 857 86% 699 Pts	64-Core 864 54% 864 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$909 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (25^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	182% Outstanding	Lighting 268 Reflection 234 Parallax 299 219% 267 fps	MRender 293 Gravity 226 Splatting 134 169% 218 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 182% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD WD20EZRZ-00Z5HB0 500GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 166 130 128 124 116 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples		Read 502 Write 364 Mixed 400 SusWrite 186 271% 363 MB/s	4K Read 46.3 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 61.4 10,944% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 3,306% 361 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 68%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$59 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 359GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 86 90 89 90 89 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 69.3 Write 67.2 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 88.5 51% 69.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 84%
WD Elements 25A3 10TB 3,723 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 7TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 186 188 193 181 185 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 176 Write 188 Mixed 114 SusWrite 187 226% 166 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 1.2 218% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$31 98,777 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2971 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 36 MC Mixed 26.1 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 38.3 SC Mixed 28 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 52.3 76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 88%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 - $129

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	921x
Core i5-7600KIntel $184Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	324x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	185x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	269x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	219x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $627

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16