Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.6% 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	184% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '21 at 23:13
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 796 79% 642 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.6% Average	Lighting 59.5 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 60.8 48% 62.8 fps	MRender 68.6 Gravity 60.4 Splatting 53.1 49% 60.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 54 57 55 57 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,418 Write 913 Mixed 870 SusWrite 118 184% 830 MB/s	4K Read 63.2 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 82.8 306% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 824 DQ Mixed 341 328% 499 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 209%
WD Black 640GB (2008)-$25 19,988 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 200GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 58 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 60.5 Write 56.7 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 58.8 43% 57.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 65%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 463GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 118 117 116 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	65.6% Good	Read 111 Write 129 Mixed 72.8 SusWrite 118 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 154% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 65.6% Great: 89%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 60GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 101 99 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 94.9 Mixed 65.2 SusWrite 103 67% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 62%
Hitachi HUS724030ALE641 3TB 13,833 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 71GB free Firmware: MJ8OA5F0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 109 108 109 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 85.4 Write 108 Mixed 55 SusWrite 109 66% 89.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 141% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 89%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C12 2x8GB 7,412 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 34.4 MC Mixed 28.5 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 37.4 SC Mixed 29.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 56.7 71% 56.7 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 90%

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

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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	323x
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	219x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	56x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples	35x

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Value: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16