Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 73% Battleship	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 62% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	67.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	347% 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.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '18 at 09:00
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 93.6 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 100% 183 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 821 89% 704 Pts	64-Core 758 47% 758 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Gigabyte(1458 3774) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 417.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.9% Good	Lighting 78.1 Reflection 120 Parallax 91.2 64% 96.3 fps	MRender 92.9 Gravity 89.4 Splatting 95.7 76% 92.7 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 1TB 11,317 User benchmarks, average bench 264% 589GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 1603 1900 1324 1332 1333 1325 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	347% Outstanding	Read 3,308 Write 2,454 Mixed 1,844 SusWrite 1,470 506% 2269 MB/s	4K Read 64.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 80.4 266% 89 MB/s	DQ Read 1,252 DQ Write 646 DQ Mixed 1,165 808% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 120% ↑ This bench: 347% Great: 445%
Toshiba OCZ VX500 256GB-$128 190 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 237GB free Firmware: JYCX0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 465 466 463 465 465 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 463 Mixed 448 SusWrite 465 106% 471 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 45.4 155% 59.3 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 342 252% 329 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 108%
Toshiba OCZ VX500 512GB-$208 155 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 341GB free Firmware: JYCX0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 474 473 472 473 472 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 474 Mixed 458 SusWrite 473 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 46.4 154% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 358 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 334 251% 336 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB 266,123 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 2BA30001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 102 102 102 102 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 104 Write 65.2 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 102 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 59%
WD WD20SPZX-11CRAT0 2TB 18,166 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 108 109 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 120 Write 96 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 108 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 76%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 9,009 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 637GB free, PID a006 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 102 103 103 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 88.3 Write 88.5 Mixed 32 SusWrite 103 104% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 80% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42 105,447 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2197 MHz Performing below potential (23^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	70.5% Very good	MC Read 26.7 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 20 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.8 SC Write 26.2 SC Mixed 21.5 61% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 60.7 66% 60.7 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 88%

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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 $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	919x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	323x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	183x

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