Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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%, 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	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	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	29.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '19 at 17:08
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 96% 174 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 784 81% 655 Pts	64-Core 785 49% 785 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97% 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: 419.35 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 193 Reflection 202 Parallax 201 157% 199 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 190 Splatting 128 120% 149 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% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: 123P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 206 226 108 108 84 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 883 Write 569 Mixed 607 SusWrite 208 126% 567 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 144 4K Mixed 53.5 195% 76.7 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 523 DQ Mixed 329 270% 377 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 117GB free Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 163 55 54 55 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 418 Mixed 386 SusWrite 77.3 77% 346 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 49.5 174% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 242 202% 289 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 91%
OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD 240GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 117GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 135 155 129 129 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Read 386 Write 177 Mixed 208 SusWrite 137 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 42.1 164% 62.4 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 156 DQ Mixed 146 117% 164 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 90%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 115 128 128 126 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	68.5% Good	Read 115 Write 110 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 124 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.5% Great: 82%
WD Purple Surveillance 8TB (2017)-$225 256 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 7TB free Firmware: 80.H0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 152 175 171 164 158 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	95.3% Outstanding	Read 169 Write 172 Mixed 82.1 SusWrite 163 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 223% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 95.3% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 33.6 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 23.2 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 31.9 97% 33.8 GB/s	Latency 52.7 76% 52.7 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

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Gaming 51%

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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 $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