Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 18% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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.
Processor	With 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 66.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	23.6% 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	98.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	20.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '19 at 17:25
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	66.1% Good	Memory 84.5 1-Core 105 2-Core 202 75% 130 Pts	4-Core 279 8-Core 276 37% 278 Pts	64-Core 320 20% 320 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1490 MHz, MLim: 1781 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 430.86 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	23.6% Poor	Lighting 26.7 Reflection 30.8 Parallax 25 22% 27.5 fps	MRender 38.1 Gravity 26.7 Splatting 34.8 27% 33.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 23.6% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 225GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 371 270 271 269 270 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	98.1% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 415 Mixed 376 SusWrite 298 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 45.3 153% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 315 239% 323 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 98.1% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 39GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 77 78 78 78 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 63.8 Write 65 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 76.7 45% 61.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 126% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80 31,610 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 43GB free Firmware: 3.AAK SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 51 51 51 51 51 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	28.8% Poor	Read 49.3 Write 31.2 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 50.6 31% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3000 C15 4x4GB 4,583 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	69.4% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 23.4 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 17.3 56% 19.4 GB/s	Latency 72.7 55% 72.7 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 69.4% Great: 117%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	201x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
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 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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