Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 15% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 13% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 65.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	13.1% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	90.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	5.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160920
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Nov 03 '17 at 18:46
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	100%

PC Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$139 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Memory 64.1 1-Core 112 2-Core 199 69% 125 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 372 51% 378 Pts	64-Core 393 24% 393 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 660-$170 123,956 User benchmarks, average bench 20% MSI(1462 2871) 2GB CLim: 1254 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.69 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	13.1% Very poor	Lighting 24.3 Reflection 24.1 Parallax 28.7 20% 25.7 fps
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 13.1% Great: 21%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 95 95 21096 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 922 (B1) Unknown 98 98 21 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 63 57 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 39 (F1) Unknown 99 99 60175093456	90.5% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 347 Mixed 357 89% 401 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 66.2 4K Mixed 24.2 129% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 93.6 114% 203 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 126%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 128GB 263 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 32GB free, PID a212 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	16.7% Very poor	Read 42.9 Write 31.6 Mixed 42.6 49% 39 MB/s	4K Read 4.27 4K Write 0.84 4K Mixed 0.64 66% 1.91 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 16.7% Great: 94%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 32GB 6,921 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 29GB free, PID 6545, Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	6.31% Terrible	Read 28 Write 6.61 Mixed 6.47 13% 13.7 MB/s	4K Read 3.35 4K Write 0.004 4K Mixed 0.007 13% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.31% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1913 MHz Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	60.2% Good	MC Read 22.4 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 21 65% 22.6 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 10.9 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 80%

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Gaming 51%

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
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	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 $37Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $515

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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16