Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 134% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 93.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	140% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	349% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

CPU throttled at 99% by Windows. Ensure maximum processor state is set to 100% via Settings > System > Power & sleep > Additional power settings > Change plan settings > Change advanced power settings > Processor power management > Maximum processor state.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	29.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '19 at 08:50
Run Duration	255 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%
CPU Throttled	99%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Memory 96.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 268 93% 166 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 748 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 747 46% 747 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$499 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	140% Outstanding	Lighting 201 Reflection 210 Parallax 196 164% 202 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 196 Splatting 132 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 140% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SX8200PNP 1TB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 877GB free (System drive) Firmware: R090 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1703 1706 1684 1733 1621 1606 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2066 Write 1,658 Mixed 1,314 SusWrite 1,675 376% 1,678 MB/s	4K Read 58.4 4K Write 317 4K Mixed 95.4 378% 157 MB/s	DQ Read 780 DQ Write 1,406 DQ Mixed 513 553% 900 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 355%
OWC Mercury 240GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 223GB free Firmware: 603A SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 111 169 60 87 124 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	65.2% Good	Read 220 Write 159 Mixed 205 SusWrite 111 39% 174 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 98.5 4K Mixed 34.9 140% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 141 109% 148 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 65.2% Great: 79%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 144GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 54 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 482 Write 434 Mixed 394 SusWrite 86 78% 349 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 46.9 178% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 225 DQ Write 250 DQ Mixed 202 162% 225 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 91%
Nvme WDS100T3XHC-00SJ 1TB 310 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 700GB free Firmware: 1020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1784 1430 1433 1435 1436 1432 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	311% Outstanding	Read 1,700 Write 1,679 Mixed 1,456 SusWrite 1,492 356% 1,582 MB/s	4K Read 42.4 4K Write 305 4K Mixed 71 317% 140 MB/s	DQ Read 905 DQ Write 1,659 DQ Mixed 1,176 923% 1,247 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 311% Great: 317%
WD Purple Surveillance 8TB (2017)-$218 256 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 145 148 147 150 146 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Read 148 Write 155 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 145 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.4 244% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 100%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$65 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 161 163 162 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 164 Mixed 103 SusWrite 162 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 40.6 MC Mixed 34.2 109% 38.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 33.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	Latency 51.8 77% 51.8 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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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 $219Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	386x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	292x
Core i7-6700Intel $219Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	122x
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	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	47x
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: $560

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16