Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 24% Surfboard	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	101% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 00:35
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 279 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 814 87% 694 Pts	64-Core 813 50% 813 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 04FD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 2012 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.8.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.5% Very poor	Lighting 0.67 Reflection 66.2 Parallax 92.3 0% 53.1 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 55.7 Splatting 54.9 48% 58.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 16.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 97GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 365 369 305 268 377 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 376 Mixed 320 SusWrite 330 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 97.4 4K Mixed 42.8 152% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 198 177% 265 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 232GB free Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 581 188 89 55 47 87 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 582GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 135 136 136 136 136 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 142 Write 133 Mixed 22.5 SusWrite 132 77% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 176% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB 26,065 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	79.7% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 22.5 79% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 30.8 SC Mixed 25.2 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 56.8 70% 56.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 89%

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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 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	384x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	201x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	58x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	30x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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