Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 119%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 104%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive267% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 03 '18 at 20:39
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 142
2-Core 284
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 783
77% 629 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 92%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 176
Reflection 195
Parallax 174
144% 182 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 175
Splatting 123
113% 140 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 806 650 651 654 646 655 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 2,160
Write 1,740
Mixed 1,377
SusWrite 677
332% 1,488 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 80.3
276% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,297
DQ Write 1,115
DQ Mixed 1,187
895% 1,200 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 267%
Great: 340%
WD Red 10TB (2017)-$419
6TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 120 124 125 122 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
65.8% Good
Read 105
Write 120
Mixed 64
SusWrite 122
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.2
329% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 65.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 36.1
MC Mixed 29.8
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 39.2
SC Mixed 28.8
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 54.9
73% 54.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 95.6%
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 1,231 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $521
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