Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	50.2% 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	95.8% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	3.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170723
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '22 at 22:04
Run Duration	147 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600-$89 39,689 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Memory 80.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 238 80% 145 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 406 54% 402 Pts	64-Core 417 26% 417 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.12.1 Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.2% Above average	Lighting 63 Reflection 63.3 Parallax 85.1 51% 70.5 fps	MRender 65.3 Gravity 68.3 Splatting 47.2 48% 60.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 344GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 304 303 302 306 305 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 309 Mixed 270 SusWrite 303 75% 337 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 96.2 4K Mixed 35.4 143% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 231 203% 305 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot 2666 C16 Series 1x8GB 270 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	32.3% Below average	MC Read 12.8 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 9.4 31% 10.9 GB/s	SC Read 7.4 SC Write 8.9 SC Mixed 8.3 23% 8.2 GB/s	Latency 80.3 50% 80.3 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 50%

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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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Gaming 71%

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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	324x
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 $245Bench 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	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	93x
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: 96% - Outstanding

Total price: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16