Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	132% 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 Drive	126% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160920
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 09 '18 at 20:48
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 94.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 280 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 749 75% 611 Pts	64-Core 762 47% 762 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 90%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3602) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2852 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 399.7 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 202 Parallax 203 151% 197 fps	MRender 127 Gravity 184 Splatting 128 119% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 133%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 20.19.15.4463 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.69% Terrible	Lighting 8.07 Reflection 12.1 Parallax 8.12 7% 9.44 fps	MRender 10.5 Gravity 7.13 Splatting 16.6 10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.69% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99 7,913 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 27GB free Firmware: X4120000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 274 302 281 274 268 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 489 Write 364 Mixed 283 SusWrite 282 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 53 190% 71.4 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 87.7 126% 234 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 104%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 171GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 297 298 296 299 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 491 Mixed 466 SusWrite 314 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 64.5 225% 82.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 359 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 178GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 113 114 113 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 119 Write 108 Mixed 87.5 SusWrite 113 79% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 109%
WD WD20EZEX-00EYGA0 2TB 166 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 422GB free Firmware: KR01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 144 144 143 145 145 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 136 Write 153 Mixed 78 SusWrite 145 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 203% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 104%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB 4,649 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 3TB free Firmware: APGNW7JH SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 181 193 197 185 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 200 Mixed 84.5 SusWrite 191 122% 168 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.5 194% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 24GB 319 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 25.8 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 16.7 SC Write 33.5 SC Mixed 26.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 59.3 68% 59.3 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 104%

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	384x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	201x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
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 $43Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16