Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 08 '19 at 11:13
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	10%

PC Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 93.7 1-Core 115 2-Core 276 89% 162 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 532 72% 535 Pts	64-Core 536 33% 536 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,402 Write 1,846 Mixed 1,191 401% 1,813 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 171 4K Mixed 78.9 257% 97.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,450 DQ Write 1,198 DQ Mixed 1,166 916% 1,271 MB/s
Poor: 195% Great: 393%
Toshiba Q300 120GB 1,888 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 49GB free Firmware: SAFM12.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 89 90 90 89 90 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 512 Write 462 Mixed 359 SusWrite 111 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 31.3 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 39.7 150% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 357 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 174 180% 294 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 87%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 34GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 154 153 154 155 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 484 Mixed 401 SusWrite 189 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 61.8 212% 75.6 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 355 269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 115%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 514GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 105 106 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	62.2% Good	Read 110 Write 112 Mixed 70.5 SusWrite 107 73% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.2% Great: 62%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 338GB free Firmware: 17.01H17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 117 118 118 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 113 Write 107 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 117 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M1A2666C16 G.SKILL F4-2133C15-4GVR G.SKILL F4-2133C15-4GVR 16GB 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	69.4% Good	MC Read 26 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 19.4 69% 24.1 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 20.7 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 60.6 66% 60.6 ns

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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	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 $90Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $550	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