Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics1.9% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive208% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 24 '19 at 05:57
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 89
1-Core 124
2-Core 244
86% 152 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 652
70% 559 Pts
64-Core 655
40% 655 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 610
Asus(1043 847B) 1GB
CLim: 810 MHz, MLim: 300 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
1.9% Terrible
Lighting 2.37
Reflection 2.88
Parallax 1.84
2% 2.37 fps
MRender 2.62
Gravity 2.3
Splatting 2
2% 2.31 fps
Poor: 2%
This bench: 1.9%
Great: 2%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 256GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I
SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 1041 1052 335 262 260 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
208% Outstanding
Read 2,096
Write 808
Mixed 411
SusWrite 614
215% 982 MB/s
4K Read 46.8
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 54.2
237% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 342
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 288
228% 317 MB/s
Poor: 141%
This bench: 208%
Great: 277%
Intel SSDSC2BW080A4 80GB
74GB free
Firmware: DC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 81 89 90 91 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
71.6% Very good
Read 329
Write 94
Mixed 152
SusWrite 88.4
36% 166 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 96.6
4K Mixed 36.9
153% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 193
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 101
87% 132 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 71.6%
Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
794GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 110 116 112 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 110
Write 106
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 113
71% 97 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 63.9%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
75.5% Very good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 23.8
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.4
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 68.5
58% 68.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 79%

 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%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

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