Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.2% 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	208% 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	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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Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171225
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '18 at 10:42
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	23%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 133 2-Core 272 94% 168 Pts	4-Core 525 8-Core 525 70% 525 Pts	64-Core 524 32% 524 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 851A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.2% Average	Lighting 58.1 Reflection 58.2 Parallax 47.6 47% 54.6 fps	MRender 57.5 Gravity 61.5 Splatting 54.2 47% 57.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 300GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4895 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1744 (B1) Unknown 99 99 10 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 72 46 28 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 440 (F1) Unknown 99 99 7641938259	97.7% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 400 Mixed 418 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 28 134% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 336 DQ Write 260 DQ Mixed 117 137% 238 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 134%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 128GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 2,396 Write 1,053 Mixed 1,305 348% 1,585 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 25.8 147% 55.6 MB/s	DQ Read 51.6 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 24.5 40% 74.7 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 236%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 51GB free Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 2,468 Write 1,021 Mixed 1,291 349% 1,593 MB/s	4K Read 39.9 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 28.3 150% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 51.8 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 112 82% 104 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 236%

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 @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 30.3 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 32.2 92% 32 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 110%

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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 $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	266x
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	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 $273	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 $186	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