Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 9% Tree trunk	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 9% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	76% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '19 at 08:02
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	41%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 74.5 1-Core 104 2-Core 197 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 310 42% 313 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64 Ver. 25.20.100.6323 Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	4.23% Terrible	Lighting 5.67 Reflection 8.42 Parallax 5.09 5% 6.39 fps	MRender 9.29 Gravity 5.3 Splatting 0.09 4% 4.89 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.23% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT500MX500SSD4 500GB 44,418 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 385 366 377 388 391 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 394 Write 392 Mixed 380 SusWrite 375 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 47 4K Mixed 32.4 105% 34.9 MB/s	DQ Read 102 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 102 77% 102 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 123%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 71.9 Write 56 Mixed 46.5 43% 58.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 32% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)-$114 34,353 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 717GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 133 134 134 133 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 152 Write 128 Mixed 71.1 SusWrite 133 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 105%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$53 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 206GB free Firmware: JKAOA28A SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 120 120 119 120 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 114 Write 115 Mixed 57.2 SusWrite 121 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 69%
Toshiba DT01ABA300 3TB 5,677 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 20GB free Firmware: MZ6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 113 122 121 122 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	67.8% Good	Read 117 Write 120 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 119 68% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 120% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 67.8% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB 16,770 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	62.9% Good	MC Read 20.1 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 20.7 62% 21.8 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 22.1 64% 22.2 GB/s	Latency 91.3 44% 91.3 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 62.9% Great: 88%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	199x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	120x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	30x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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