Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 27% Raft	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 74.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% 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	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 (43%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	4.1 Days
Run Date	Aug 16 '18 at 19:01
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	43%

PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	74.3% Very good	Memory 82.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 257 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 454 53% 412 Pts	64-Core 401 25% 401 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 74.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1493 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.2% Below average	Lighting 45.5 Reflection 45 Parallax 39.2 37% 43.2 fps	MRender 34.5 Gravity 35.4 Splatting 34.3 28% 34.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SSD 250GB 2,741 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 93GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 267 268 263 264 267 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 446 Write 436 Mixed 352 SusWrite 276 85% 378 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 50.6 183% 64.8 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 232 208% 316 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 126%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 242GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 111 114 114 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 101 Write 98.5 Mixed 66 SusWrite 113 70% 94.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 69%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 155GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 94 97 97 97 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 121 Write 115 Mixed 69.6 SusWrite 95.9 74% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 69%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 656GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 61 62 60 60 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 59.4 Write 56.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 60.1 43% 57.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25 19,648 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	31.2% Below average	MC Read 10.8 MC Write 11.1 MC Mixed 9.6 30% 10.5 GB/s	SC Read 8.5 SC Write 8.7 SC Mixed 5.6 22% 7.6 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 47%

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

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	911x
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	91x
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: $656

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 $182	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) $30	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