Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34% 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 Drive74.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 08:52
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU 21%
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 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 256
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 449
8-Core 406
58% 428 Pts
64-Core 446
28% 446 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34% Below average
Lighting 44
Reflection 29.6
Parallax 41.8
36% 38.5 fps
MRender 37.2
Gravity 40.3
Splatting 35.3
31% 37.6 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX930 120GB-$229
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.9SE
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 162 152 156 134 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 407
Write 170
Mixed 186
SusWrite 142
50% 226 MB/s
4K Read 22.9
4K Write 82.8
4K Mixed 38.2
128% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 179
DQ Mixed 118
114% 182 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
836GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 184 182 184 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 217
Write 174
Mixed 98.3
SusWrite 183
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 115%
Great: 109%
WD WD20EZAZ-00WGYX0 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 147 145 149 146 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 18% Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$299
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.1% Very good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 23.9
72% 25.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 21.6
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,230 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $536
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