Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.6% 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	58.7% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	29.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '17 at 03:40
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 97% 177 Pts	4-Core 533 8-Core 813 83% 673 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76) CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 90 Parallax 164 99% 125 fps	MRender 89 Gravity 121 Splatting 130 95% 113 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 822GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41000WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5520 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 71 (A5) Unknown 100 100 10944636 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 39 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1 (A9) Unknown 100 100 848 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 31 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 32 (C2) HDA temperature 74 43 184684576794 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 150323855395 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 558 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2720 (F1) Unknown 253 253 2431 (F2) Unknown 253 253 4912 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	58.7% Above average	Read 500 Write 221 Mixed 274 73% 332 MB/s	4K Read 27.5 4K Write 48.4 4K Mixed 10.5 81% 28.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.8 DQ Write 63.5 DQ Mixed 10.6 19% 35.3 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB-$105 6,748 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 356GB free Firmware: X41000WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5520 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 71 (A5) Unknown 100 100 7667798 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 35 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3 (A9) Unknown 100 100 956 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 31 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 75 36 154619805721 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 103080132632 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1041 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1892 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1719 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1411 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	76.1% Very good	Read 499 Write 323 Mixed 290 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 53.7 4K Mixed 12.3 87% 31.4 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 200 DQ Mixed 10.3 75% 176 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 76.1% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2.5TB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 133 133 92 (03) Spinup time 139 139 38682296795 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 633 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 119 119 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5590 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 68 (C0) Power-off retract count 91 91 11567 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 91 91 11567 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 154619740192 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	89.5% Excellent	Read 151 Write 161 Mixed 155 117% 156 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.22 95% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 89%
PNY USB 3.0 FD 127GB 192 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 116GB free, PID 00d9 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Read 273 Write 192 Mixed 195 268% 220 MB/s	4K Read 2.33 4K Write 0.91 4K Mixed 0.43 54% 1.22 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 91%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FBD1 4x8GB 139 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 31.2 MC Mixed 25.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 32.7 SC Mixed 24.4 73% 25.5 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 104%

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Gaming 71%

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Desktop 90%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 61%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 - $129

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	919x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	324x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	184x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	268x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $623

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16