Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 84%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall 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.
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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% 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 Drive134% 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.
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  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '18 at 03:58
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Memory 95.5
1-Core 134
2-Core 265
92% 165 Pts
4-Core 463
8-Core 688
72% 576 Pts
64-Core 687
42% 687 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.64
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 150
Parallax 133
112% 140 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 134
Splatting 110
98% 120 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115
173GB free
Firmware: EXM02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 474
Mixed 503
111% 496 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 98.4
4K Mixed 42.6
154% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 190
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 23.2
86% 184 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 109%
Great: 124%
Corsair Force MP500 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$43
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E7FM02.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 1,870
Write 269
Mixed 481
187% 873 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 32.3
132% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 21.7
DQ Write 109
DQ Mixed 20.4
29% 50.4 MB/s
Poor: 106%
This bench: 134%
Great: 210%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
100% Outstanding
MC Read 36.7
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 31.3
101% 35.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 30.8
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 55.6
72% 55.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,226 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $536
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