Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith 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 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics82.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive119% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory6.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 18 '19 at 01:35
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 44%
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 PC Performing below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
63.6% Good
Memory 73.9
1-Core 94.6
2-Core 178
66% 116 Pts
4-Core 306
8-Core 326
42% 316 Pts
64-Core 341
21% 341 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Gigabyte(1458 3FC9) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.4% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 103
Parallax 97.9
84% 101 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 92
Splatting 79
78% 98.5 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$175
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.R Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 342 359 375 378 352 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 648
Write 784
Mixed 691
SusWrite 374
141% 624 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 34.5
117% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 856
DQ Write 671
DQ Mixed 747
563% 758 MB/s
Poor: 98%
This bench: 119%
Great: 162%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
349GB free
Firmware: CC24
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 139 140 146 145 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Read 139
Write 142
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 142
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1913 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
47.9% Average
MC Read 18.3
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 15.3
49% 17.2 GB/s
SC Read 10.6
SC Write 14.4
SC Mixed 12
35% 12.3 GB/s
Latency 92.7
43% 92.7 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $265
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