Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% 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	125% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	29.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '19 at 20:08
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 146 2-Core 291 98% 177 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 813 84% 677 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 203 Parallax 186 157% 194 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 191 Splatting 132 122% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Pro 6000p NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$65 11,104 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 123P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 562 332 80 110 108 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 886 Write 586 Mixed 609 SusWrite 217 128% 574 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 51.5 186% 72.4 MB/s	DQ Read 277 DQ Write 558 DQ Mixed 326 274% 387 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 125%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 176GB free Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 54 54 54 54 54 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 445 Mixed 400 SusWrite 86.2 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.6 170% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 296 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 238 200% 289 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 91%
OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD 240GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 149GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 158 126 129 140 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 447 Write 102 Mixed 224 SusWrite 140 50% 228 MB/s	4K Read 29.3 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 39 153% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 176 DQ Mixed 114 104% 160 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 90%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 107 108 109 109 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Read 117 Write 112 Mixed 56 SusWrite 107 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 82%
WD Purple Surveillance 8TB (2017)-$215 256 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 7.5TB free Firmware: 80.H0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 163 162 172 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 181 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 169 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.3 229% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 99.8% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance (0^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 30.6 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 28.8 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 56.6 71% 56.6 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 108%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	384x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
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 $48Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16