Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 98.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	101% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 08:34
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

Watch Gameplay: 5600-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 286 95% 174 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 793 85% 678 Pts	64-Core 781 48% 781 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300 112,731 User benchmarks, average bench 83% MSI(1462 C813) Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 102 Parallax 170 97% 131 fps	MRender 97.7 Gravity 112 Splatting 139 97% 116 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41320RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 183 194 184 190 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 323 Mixed 224 SusWrite 193 68% 308 MB/s	4K Read 33.8 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 51.2 177% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 223 196% 297 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 205 205 202 206 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 145 Mixed 81.2 SusWrite 204 113% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 21GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 102 103 102 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 128 Write 120 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 102 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 201% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 18GB free Firmware: 01.01V01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 71 72 74 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Read 83.7 Write 84 Mixed 63.8 SusWrite 73 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 3000 C16 Series 2x16GB 602 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.8% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.4 76% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 19 SC Write 30.3 SC Mixed 23.5 69% 24.3 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 106%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical TUF Z270 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 1,900 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 71%

Battleship

Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 - $129

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	914x
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 $130Bench 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	93x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	35x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $655

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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