Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 143% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 123% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	158% 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.
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	7.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 01 '20 at 13:03
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	26%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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-$250 712,312 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 (96^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 91.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 273 94% 169 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 774 79% 638 Pts	64-Core 779 48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 403F) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	158% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 214 Parallax 199 172% 208 fps	MRender 302 Gravity 231 Splatting 139 174% 224 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 158% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 8,389 Write 7,346 Mixed 7,418 1,721% 7,717 MB/s	4K Read 706 4K Write 276 4K Mixed 388 1,714% 457 MB/s	DQ Read 1,773 DQ Write 1,141 DQ Mixed 1,205 967% 1,373 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 264GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 474 482 464 448 349 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 465 Mixed 430 SusWrite 447 104% 460 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 66.6 224% 80.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 360 271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 129%
Seagate IronWolf 3TB (2016)-$114 4,022 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: SC60 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 129 129 131 129 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 124 Write 117 Mixed 71.2 SusWrite 129 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 902GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 182 184 182 170 181 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 132 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 179 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 113%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 290GB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 105 107 85 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	48.2% Average	Read 66.3 Write 71.2 Mixed 45.3 SusWrite 101 52% 71.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.2% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 20.3 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.2 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 22.3 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 65.4 61% 65.4 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.2% Great: 110%

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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 $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) $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