Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 51% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very 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	90.8% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 27 '20 at 23:10
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 (100^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 235 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 451 61% 457 Pts	64-Core 462 29% 462 Pts
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	57.2% Above average	Lighting 70.6 Reflection 69.9 Parallax 61.5 58% 67.3 fps	MRender 71.4 Gravity 67.6 Splatting 68.6 57% 69.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 57.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB 4,588 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: JURA0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 213 380 387 323 401 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 414 Mixed 415 SusWrite 320 93% 413 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 94.6 4K Mixed 47 152% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 47.3 DQ Write 103 DQ Mixed 47.6 44% 65.9 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 109%
Samsung MZYLN256HCHP-000L2 256GB 1,732 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 73GB free Firmware: EMT63L0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 286 286 286 287 288 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 288 Mixed 248 SusWrite 282 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 43.1 168% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 246 208% 305 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 104%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23 13,176 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 123GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 69 68 67 70 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 79.2 Write 76.2 Mixed 48.1 SusWrite 68.3 50% 67.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 36%
WD Blue 2.5" 160GB (2009)-$23 13,176 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 147GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 76 79 82 79 82 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 79.3 Write 79.8 Mixed 50.4 SusWrite 79.3 53% 72.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 36%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 367GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 100 100 101 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 89.8 Write 96.5 Mixed 93.4 SusWrite 99.4 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 76%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 907GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 112 111 108 105 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 120 Write 105 Mixed 21.7 SusWrite 109 64% 88.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD48G213381 2x8GB 584 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	69.2% Good	MC Read 25.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20.8 70% 24.4 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 21.5 62% 21.6 GB/s	Latency 74.7 54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 83%

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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	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	202x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $625

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	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