Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	57.2% 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	187% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 2 months ago, 2 months ago, 30 days ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	22.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '23 at 18:17
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing above expectations (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 i5-7500-$89 149,467 User benchmarks, average bench 67% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	75.7% Very good	Memory 90.5 1-Core 112 2-Core 221 81% 141 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 378 48% 363 Pts	64-Core 379 24% 379 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% EVGA(3842 6163) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 536.23 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	57.2% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 78.4 Parallax 71.2 57% 73.1 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 72.7 Splatting 71.1 58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY70H1Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 664 689 657 586 660 727 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,577 Write 134 Mixed 747 SusWrite 664 171% 780 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 77.9 4K Mixed 53.7 171% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 855 DQ Write 472 DQ Mixed 652 488% 659 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 259%
Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 708GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 220 225 236 239 238 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	157% Outstanding	Read 243 Write 234 Mixed 232 SusWrite 223 317% 233 MB/s	4K Read 18.9 4K Write 22.4 4K Mixed 20.7 1,536% 20.7 MB/s	DQ Read 23.3 DQ Write 38.4 DQ Mixed 28.4 2,358% 30 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 157% Great: 169%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL16-16-16 D4-2400 2x4GB 1,192 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.4% Good	MC Read 24.6 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 20.9 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 20.5 55% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 87%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	60	20"	1280 720	SAM076B SMBX2031

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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 $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	928x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	327x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	186x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	272x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	220x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	204x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	93x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	57x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	37x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $799

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16