Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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.
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 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.1% 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	89.6% 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.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180314
Uptime	4.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 03 '21 at 19:13
Run Duration	418 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	82%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 88.8 1-Core 133 2-Core 247 88% 156 Pts	4-Core 407 8-Core 622 64% 515 Pts	64-Core 721 45% 721 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AB) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.1% Above average	Lighting 69.3 Reflection 73.5 Parallax 75 56% 72.6 fps	MRender 67 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 66.3 55% 67.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 18GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 53 42 27 26 44 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	89.6% Excellent	Read 1,154 Write 74.5 Mixed 130 SusWrite 41.9 74% 350 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 39.4 4K Mixed 18.2 86% 28.5 MB/s	DQ Read 608 DQ Write 75.1 DQ Mixed 114 141% 266 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 89.6% Great: 236%
OCZ Vector 150 240GB-$246 1,607 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 93GB free Firmware: 1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 241 263 254 276 266 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	59.7% Above average	Read 369 Write 322 Mixed 283 SusWrite 264 70% 310 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 25.1 4K Mixed 19.3 64% 20.6 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 45 DQ Mixed 107 101% 167 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 59.7% Great: 110%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 38GB free Firmware: 2.25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 126 126 129 125 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	48.7% Average	Read 327 Write 136 Mixed 166 SusWrite 127 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 20.4 73% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 192 DQ Write 51.6 DQ Mixed 81 70% 108 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 82%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 174GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 239 260 252 274 264 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	70% Good	Read 375 Write 311 Mixed 298 SusWrite 262 70% 312 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 22.4 4K Mixed 26.5 95% 27.2 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 51.8 DQ Mixed 77.6 92% 171 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 128%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB 28,352 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 456GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 26 26 30 28 28 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 26% Great: 51%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 124 125 117 125 116 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	68.4% Good	Read 119 Write 122 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 119 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 68.4% Great: 101%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 471GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 147 146 147 152 142 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Read 146 Write 148 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 145 93% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 1,724 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.3% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20 66% 23.1 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 20.3 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 68.7 58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 103%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 22: 2R 3G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
22%	16%	51	333	267	60	27.2"	2194 1234	GSM7706 LG HDR 4K

History: Score 7: 0R 0G 7B | Score 10: 1R 1G 2B | Score 35: 5R 3G 1B | Score 22: 2R 3G 3B

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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 $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	911x
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 $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	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: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $656

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