Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 82.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	226% 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	16GB 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 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 05 '19 at 16:54
Run Duration	263 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	82.5% Excellent	Memory 91.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 232 85% 149 Pts	4-Core 398 8-Core 634 63% 516 Pts	64-Core 649 40% 649 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 82.5% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% EVGA(3842 3967) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	37.3% Below average	Lighting 48.8 Reflection 46.7 Parallax 45.6 40% 47 fps	MRender 38.9 Gravity 42.9 Splatting 38 33% 39.9 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 37.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250 40,327 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B0QBXX7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 838 817 730 581 490 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2024 Write 921 Mixed 668 SusWrite 717 238% 1,082 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 56.3 230% 86.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,094 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 375 364% 598 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 243%
Samsung NVMe MZVPV256HDGL-00000 256GB 5,877 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 218GB free Firmware: BXW7300Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1120 1183 1211 1211 1209 1139 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	256% Outstanding	Read 1,867 Write 1209 Mixed 838 SusWrite 1,179 284% 1,273 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 63.1 241% 90.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1,235 DQ Write 387 DQ Mixed 569 483% 730 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 256% Great: 247%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$109 24,471 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 235GB free Firmware: M0CR011 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 437 317 297 277 280 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 389 Write 414 Mixed 361 SusWrite 342 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.2 149% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 342 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 314 236% 317 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 104%
SSD PLUS 480GB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 437GB free Firmware: Z31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 428 298 270 275 276 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 449 Write 416 Mixed 318 SusWrite 332 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 64.1 4K Mixed 37.7 128% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 245 205% 298 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 108%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56 322,803 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 925GB free Firmware: AX003J SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 112 113 115 115 114 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.4% Good	Read 111 Write 109 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 114 67% 92.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 64.4% Great: 62%
ST2000DL 001-9VT156 2TB 54 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 156GB free, PID 1042 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 91 91 90 89 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	35.3% Below average	Read 98.8 Write 108 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 90 109% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 35.3% Great: 48%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$118 9,846 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85% Excellent	MC Read 31.4 MC Write 32.4 MC Mixed 26.8 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 25.6 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 85% Great: 87%

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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	385x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	290x
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	59x
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 $45Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	30x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $23	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