Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.2% 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	117% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	5120 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '20 at 22:45
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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 (91^st percentile)	90.2% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 260 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 722 73% 593 Pts	64-Core 774 48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3721) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.2% Below average	Lighting 39.8 Reflection 45.9 Parallax 37.3 32% 41 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 39.8 Splatting 51.9 41% 49.5 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS960GSSD220S 960GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0510G1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 458 463 462 258 163 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 453 Mixed 374 SusWrite 374 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 41.1 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 57.2 192% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 238 200% 289 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 117%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 202GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 306 307 307 307 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 486 Mixed 394 SusWrite 324 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 61.4 212% 75.2 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 234GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 96 95 97 98 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 109 Write 100 Mixed 59.5 SusWrite 95.5 67% 91.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30BESB.16FD 2x16GB 1,539 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 37.3 MC Mixed 28.7 97% 33.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 29.2 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 59.3 67% 59.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 105%

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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	918x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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	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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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