Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	43.2% 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	89.2% 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 (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	7.6 Days
Run Date	Dec 19 '19 at 22:18
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	HND-User
Background CPU	31%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 84.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 197 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 389 8-Core 558 59% 474 Pts	64-Core 559 35% 559 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3283) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	43.2% Average	Lighting 53.5 Reflection 55.7 Parallax 53.4 44% 54.2 fps	MRender 53.1 Gravity 50.5 Splatting 51.5 42% 51.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 137 130 92 65 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 443 Write 398 Mixed 291 SusWrite 132 71% 316 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 87 4K Mixed 42.7 156% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 366 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 176 178% 288 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 731GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 159 168 169 169 164 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 76.8 Write 37.2 Mixed 44.3 SusWrite 166 59% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 128% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 109%
WD WD7501AAES-60Z2A0 750GB 1,250 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 743GB free Firmware: 06.01D06 SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 21 24 28 29 23 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	23.9% Poor	Read 58.2 Write 27.7 Mixed 30.2 SusWrite 25 26% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 23.9% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FBD 2x8GB 3,152 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.7% Good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 23.3 MC Mixed 22.2 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 21.3 SC Mixed 19.5 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 72.5 55% 72.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 97%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	920x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	323x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	185x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	268x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	219x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	202x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	51x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $631

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16