Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	55.5% 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	263% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	Χρώματα 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170210
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '17 at 19:12
Run Duration	107 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 134 2-Core 269 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 738 78% 625 Pts	64-Core 746 46% 746 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.6.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.5% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 67.3 Parallax 84.8 58% 74.2 fps	MRender 67.9 Gravity 67 Splatting 56.1 51% 63.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	263% Outstanding	Read 2,391 Write 1,051 Mixed 1,301 347% 1,581 MB/s	4K Read 53.6 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 69 260% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 606 DQ Write 471 DQ Mixed 229 255% 435 MB/s
Poor: 106% ↑ This bench: 263% Great: 236%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 77GB free Firmware: M0CR031 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1576 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 906 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 7 (AE) Unknown 100 100 298 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 57 184684380195 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 2332435443 (F7) Unknown 100 100 72978213 (F8) Unknown 100 100 27157066 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1262 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	80.5% Excellent	Read 471 Write 306 Mixed 325 81% 367 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 24 110% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 222 DQ Mixed 38.3 80% 163 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 51,435 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 40.1 MC Mixed 31 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 30.9 93% 32.6 GB/s	Latency 50.9 79% 50.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	385x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	290x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	59x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $31	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