Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 130% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	141% 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	360% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	29.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 14 '19 at 09:05
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 (91^st percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 96 1-Core 146 2-Core 294 98% 178 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 784 75% 622 Pts	64-Core 819 51% 819 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.7% 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)	141% Outstanding	Lighting 201 Reflection 212 Parallax 196 164% 203 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 196 Splatting 132 124% 153 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 141% 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: 1735 1817 1806 1844 1812 1788 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2133 Write 1738 Mixed 1,372 SusWrite 1,800 395% 1,761 MB/s	4K Read 60.4 4K Write 323 4K Mixed 93.9 383% 159 MB/s	DQ Read 774 DQ Write 1401 DQ Mixed 496 544% 890 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 355%
OW Mercury EXTREME 240GB 223GB free Firmware: 603A SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 70 87 88 97 131 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	75.5% Very good	Read 376 Write 177 Mixed 206 SusWrite 103 48% 215 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 39.3 150% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 168 DQ Mixed 169 130% 177 MB/s

Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 144GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 55 55 54 53 53 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 473 Write 427 Mixed 390 SusWrite 85.9 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 29.1 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 47 179% 72.2 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 242 202% 290 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.1% 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: 1590 1400 1398 1398 1399 1326 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 1,775 Write 1,521 Mixed 1,247 SusWrite 1,419 335% 1,490 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 310 4K Mixed 73.2 321% 142 MB/s	DQ Read 907 DQ Write 1,701 DQ Mixed 1,170 926% 1259 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 317%
WD WD80PURZ-85YNPY0 8TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3.5TB free Firmware: 80.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 146 149 147 150 146 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	86% Excellent	Read 154 Write 156 Mixed 77.5 SusWrite 146 98% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 210% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 91%
WD WD3000FYYZ-01UL1 3TB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 3TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 163 163 162 162 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	98% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 163 Mixed 107 SusWrite 162 112% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.1 224% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 98%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 37.4 MC Mixed 31.4 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 40.9 SC Mixed 31 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 53.8 74% 53.8 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 99.6% 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 $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	386x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	292x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 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 $94Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $526

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 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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