Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	35.8% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	20.4 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '20 at 10:34
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$250 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 88.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 233 90% 157 Pts	4-Core 469 8-Core 827 78% 648 Pts	64-Core 809 50% 809 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$26 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 83 52 63 51 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Read 350 Write 248 Mixed 20 SusWrite 72.1 38% 173 MB/s	4K Read 7.9 4K Write 51.2 4K Mixed 3.3 43% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 84.5 DQ Write 158 DQ Mixed 0.2 34% 80.9 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 86%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139 139,542 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 866GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 100 99 100 99 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 98 Write 99 Mixed 66 SusWrite 99 67% 90.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 59%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB 13,353 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 129 128 126 122 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 101 Write 90.5 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 126 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.8 244% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 65%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 133 136 136 136 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Read 138 Write 171 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 134 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 458% 4 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 92%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 6TB 10,357 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 153 158 143 140 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 112 Write 135 Mixed 94.3 SusWrite 147 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.7 239% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 90%
WD My Book 1230 2TB 4,878 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1.5TB free, PID 1230 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 133 130 133 132 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	58.6% Above average	Read 153 Write 152 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 132 172% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 119% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG BLS8G4D240FSC.16FBD2 BLS4G4D240FSB.8FARG 24GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.9% Very good	MC Read 26.6 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 23.3 74% 26 GB/s	SC Read 17.4 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 23.8 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 75%

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Gaming 51%

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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	198x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	120x
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 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	30x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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