Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 59.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	32.6% 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	83.8% 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.

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Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 10 '19 at 21:47
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing as expected (54^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i3-6100-$76 110,166 User benchmarks, average bench 55% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 2 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	59.2% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 94.5 2-Core 166 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 219 8-Core 231 30% 225 Pts	64-Core 272 17% 272 Pts
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Asus(1043 85D1) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Lighting 41.7 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 36.3 34% 36 fps	MRender 35.7 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 35.2 30% 36.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 1 Volume 500GB 1,321 User benchmarks, average bench 146% 409GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 355 226 114 94 63 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Read 834 Write 348 Mixed 374 SusWrite 186 96% 436 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 27 96% 31.7 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 164 DQ Mixed 185 146% 205 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 316%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 323GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	33% Below average	Read 72.7 Write 76.7 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 41.7 45% 61.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33% Great: 69%
WD WD25 00JS-58NCB1 250GB 17,984 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 85GB free Firmware: 10.02E02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 47 47 46 47 47 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	27.9% Poor	Read 50 Write 54.2 Mixed 36.8 SusWrite 46.7 35% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 166% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 27.9% Great: 35%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 4.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 175 174 180 180 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Read 143 Write 170 Mixed 95.7 SusWrite 175 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.8 355% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 94%
WD My Passport 0827 3TB 1,438 User benchmarks, average bench 32% 2.5TB free, PID 0827 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 110 107 107 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Read 112 Write 106 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 108 140% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 81% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GB-$115 5,380 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	68.1% Good	MC Read 23 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 22.8 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 26.3 SC Mixed 18.4 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 79.4 50% 79.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 111%

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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 $134	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