Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics94.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive63.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough 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.
MotherboardAsus TUF Z270 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory8.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161228
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 23 '19 at 06:30
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 43%
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 PC Performing below expectations (28th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Memory 83.7
1-Core 118
2-Core 196
77% 133 Pts
4-Core 339
8-Core 584
56% 461 Pts
64-Core 640
40% 640 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.9% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 63
Parallax 51.2
115% 85.2 fps
MRender 78
Gravity 54.2
Splatting 71.3
56% 67.8 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199
210GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0BB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 84 90 108 131 101 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 438
Write 107
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 98
40% 183 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 39.2
4K Mixed 28.1
98% 31.4 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 86.5
DQ Mixed 105
109% 187 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 126%
Crucial M4 256GB-$218
31GB free
Firmware: 000F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 178 166 165 172 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
57.8% Above average
Read 420
Write 229
Mixed 239
SusWrite 172
59% 265 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 74.5
4K Mixed 14.4
86% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 124
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 23.8
44% 87.6 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.8%
Great: 74%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB
7TB free
Firmware: 9401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 180 186 183 184 183 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 141
Write 171
Mixed 110
SusWrite 183
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.9
415% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot 3400 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
63% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 23
MC Mixed 21.4
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.6
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 16.4
40% 14 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 55%
This bench: 63%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical TUF Z270 MARK 2 Builds (Compare 1,914 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer

Motherboard: Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 - $129

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $627
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