Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2

Performance Results


Gaming 138% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	331% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Motherboard	Asus TUF Z270 MARK 2 (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170322
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '18 at 14:25
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 97.2 1-Core 158 2-Core 318 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 610 8-Core 882 93% 746 Pts	64-Core 859 53% 859 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 190 Parallax 198 147% 189 fps	MRender 124 Gravity 179 Splatting 128 117% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$149 3,554 User benchmarks, average bench 221% 388GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1369 1383 1481 1431 1393 1411 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	331% Outstanding	Read 2,375 Write 1,579 Mixed 1058 SusWrite 1,411 358% 1,606 MB/s	4K Read 64.5 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 93.2 311% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1292 DQ Write 1,105 DQ Mixed 975 792% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 331% Great: 322%
Mushkin Reactor 1TB-$50 9,565 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 719GB free Firmware: N1007C SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 427 430 429 427 427 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 463 Write 395 Mixed 311 SusWrite 426 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 43.6 162% 64.2 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 204 176% 258 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 105%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 261GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 461 467 466 442 390 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 421 Mixed 409 SusWrite 445 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 60.3 208% 76.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 295 241% 343 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 125%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 369GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 443 447 450 445 406 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 439 Mixed 390 SusWrite 440 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 134 4K Mixed 69 233% 84 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 145GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 215 257 275 270 263 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	56.2% Above average	Read 352 Write 173 Mixed 176 SusWrite 252 53% 238 MB/s	4K Read 15.8 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 19 70% 25.4 MB/s	DQ Read 159 DQ Write 73.4 DQ Mixed 71.2 65% 101 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.2% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	MC Read 37 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 27 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 39.3 SC Mixed 30.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 49.6 81% 49.6 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 104%

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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	184x

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 $48Bench 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: $634

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $539	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16