Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 63%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 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.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 47.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics72.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive51.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160218
Uptime13.1 Days
Run DateDec 08 '19 at 01:26
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 90%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6400-$79
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
47.5% Average
Memory 69.1
1-Core 73.1
2-Core 156
57% 99.5 Pts
4-Core 142
8-Core 211
22% 177 Pts
64-Core 243
15% 243 Pts
Poor: 39%
This bench: 47.5%
Great: 71%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.7% Very good
Lighting 90.9
Reflection 98.6
Parallax 85.5
74% 91.7 fps
MRender 82.3
Gravity 83.9
Splatting 88.7
70% 85 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3FD6SD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 281 161 140 10 9.4 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 409
Write 378
Mixed 285
SusWrite 148
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 14
4K Mixed 17.4
58% 16.7 MB/s
DQ Read 210
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 49.4
70% 131 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
340GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 124 122 127 125 123 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
69.7% Good
Read 118
Write 108
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 125
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
127% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
42.1% Average
MC Read 15.7
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 14.8
44% 15.2 GB/s
SC Read 7.7
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 9.7
29% 10.3 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 88%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,227 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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HDDRAMUSB
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