Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics7.67% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170315
Uptime2.9 Days
Run DateNov 13 '17 at 12:46
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 83.6
1-Core 136
2-Core 281
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 780
81% 650 Pts
64-Core 779
48% 779 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 22.20.16.4749
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.67% Terrible
Lighting 8.27
Reflection 11.8
Parallax 8.09
7% 9.39 fps
MRender 7.62
Gravity 7.67
Splatting 17
10% 10.8 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.67%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXM06B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 62% Great: 110%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$40
425GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
54.4% Above average
Read 98.8
Write 91.2
Mixed 96.8
72% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 0.31
4K Mixed 0.14
36% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 54.4%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2400C15D4/8G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
44.2% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 15.6
MC Mixed 12.8
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 15.9
SC Mixed 14.8
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 44.2%
Great: 87%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $250
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