Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170210
Uptime1.4 Days
Run DateJul 12 '18 at 08:13
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-7600-$89
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90% Excellent
Memory 92.5
1-Core 128
2-Core 253
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 505
68% 505 Pts
64-Core 497
31% 497 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 90%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 23.20.16.4849
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
7.6% Terrible
Lighting 8.23
Reflection 11.7
Parallax 8
7% 9.32 fps
MRender 10.6
Gravity 7.3
Splatting 14.8
9% 10.9 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.6%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
703GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 59 75 58 82 104 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
53% Above average
Read 112
Write 67
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 72.4
60% 80.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 53%
Great: 74%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
331GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 124 133 136 141 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Read 146
Write 126
Mixed 33.7
SusWrite 135
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 107%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
148GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 47 50 45 54 61 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
34.6% Below average
Read 70
Write 59.8
Mixed 46
SusWrite 50.2
42% 56.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 34.6%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
74.3% Very good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 21.7
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 17.2
SC Write 26.5
SC Mixed 22.8
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 63.1
63% 63.1 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 81%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,231 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $521
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