Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 29% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.9% 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	86.6% 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	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.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	12.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 04 '18 at 00:03
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 137 2-Core 274 93% 168 Pts	4-Core 546 8-Core 547 73% 546 Pts	64-Core 546 34% 546 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 280X-$500 94,130 User benchmarks, average bench 35% XFX(1682 3001) 3GB CLim: 1080 MHz, MLim: 1550 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	31.9% Below average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 27.7 Parallax 52.8 34% 40.7 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 40.5 Splatting 34.1 28% 33.8 fps
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 31.9% Great: 39%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SP600 256GB 4,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: 6.8E Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 657 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 15 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 524290 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 196 196 17183080458 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B4) Unknown 100 100 1096 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 5 (C2) HDA temperature 66 66 184685166626 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 100 100 5463089152 (EA) Unknown 100 100 5836897536 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 2649573384 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2067924846	86.6% Excellent	Read 505 Write 245 Mixed 314 78% 355 MB/s	4K Read 31.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 23.4 136% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 23 82% 180 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 97%
Seagate ST1500DM003-9YN16G 1.5TB 5,186 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1TB free Firmware: HP16 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 73900048 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1755 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 89 60 5207865280 (09) Power-on hours count 70 70 26929 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1668 (B4) Unknown 100 100 755569365 (B7) Unknown 1 1 211 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 99 65538 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 64 57 672661540 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 273 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 83 83 35083 (C2) HDA temperature 36 43 47244640292 (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	104% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 181 Mixed 168 132% 176 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.45 4K Mixed 0.38 115% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 500GB 4,068 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 348GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	30.8% Below average	Read 72.9 Write 69.3 Mixed 69.6 91% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.65 4K Mixed 0.24 66% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 30.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2800 C16 2x8GB 1,795 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	72.5% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.9 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 26.4 SC Mixed 22 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 99%

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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	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 $129Bench 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 $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 $184	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