Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (7th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 93 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics64.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive49.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus TUF Z270 MARK 2  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161108
Uptime2.6 Days
Run DateMar 20 '21 at 04:49
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 70%

 PC Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64.9% Good
Memory 76.2
1-Core 67.5
2-Core 165
59% 103 Pts
4-Core 294
8-Core 396
44% 345 Pts
64-Core 410
25% 410 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 460.89
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
64.4% Good
Lighting 91.6
Reflection 104
Parallax 90.5
75% 95.5 fps
MRender 87.2
Gravity 98.6
Splatting 0.3
44% 62 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE 240GB-$85
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 200 15 129 165 19 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
49.6% Average
Read 318
Write 318
Mixed 279
SusWrite 127
58% 260 MB/s
4K Read 14
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 11.3
54% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 266
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 198
176% 263 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 49.6%
Great: 97%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
141GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 92 89 85 88 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
66.6% Good
Read 143
Write 127
Mixed 82.4
SusWrite 88.9
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$33
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
46.7% Average
MC Read 18.7
MC Write 14.8
MC Mixed 17
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 8.9
SC Write 13.1
SC Mixed 11.7
32% 11.2 GB/s
Latency 87.8
46% 87.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 46.7%
Great: 95%

 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 1,900 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: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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