Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 63% Destroyer	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 55.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	83.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	95% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	22.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161108
Uptime	13.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '23 at 01:45
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	35%

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PC Performing way below expectations (12^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 way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	55.1% Above average	Memory 52 1-Core 92.3 2-Core 134 53% 92.6 Pts	4-Core 324 8-Core 393 46% 358 Pts	64-Core 415 26% 415 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% EVGA(3842 2167) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 522.25 Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	83.1% Excellent	Lighting 103 Reflection 97.6 Parallax 101 84% 100 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 88.6 Splatting 88.9 82% 102 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$49 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR043 SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 386 402 442 444 438 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 325 Write 334 Mixed 330 SusWrite 399 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 27.2 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 43.2 133% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 156 172% 289 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 125%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 693GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 407 419 462 463 461 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 370 Write 315 Mixed 340 SusWrite 418 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 26.2 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 35.5 119% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 347 261% 348 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 133%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 55GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,823 Write 1,632 Mixed 1,307 353% 1,587 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 99.6 4K Mixed 62.5 196% 67.8 MB/s	DQ Read 896 DQ Write 684 DQ Mixed 834 612% 805 MB/s
Poor: 223% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GEIL CL15-17-17 D4-3000 Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CL15-17-17 D4-3000 Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.7% Average	MC Read 18.8 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 17.1 52% 18.3 GB/s	SC Read 7.1 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 9.5 33% 11.5 GB/s	Latency 153 26% 153 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 58%

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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	919x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	323x
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 $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	49x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 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: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $629

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	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