Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	54.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	177% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160920
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Mar 28 '20 at 17:05
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 137 2-Core 269 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 519 8-Core 522 70% 521 Pts	64-Core 528 33% 528 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.15 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	54.7% Above average	Lighting 68.6 Reflection 66.4 Parallax 54.5 56% 63.2 fps	MRender 66.5 Gravity 63.7 Splatting 61.9 52% 64.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 1,293 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7400Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 323 287 278 274 273 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	177% Outstanding	Read 1,230 Write 398 Mixed 387 SusWrite 299 126% 578 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 154 4K Mixed 61.1 214% 83.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,509 DQ Write 443 DQ Mixed 575 528% 842 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 273%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 357GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 454 424 443 444 431 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 411 Mixed 369 SusWrite 441 93% 411 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 64.3 193% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 363 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 134%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 150GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 150 150 150 152 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 91.4 Write 125 Mixed 30 SusWrite 150 72% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2 373% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 111%
Samsung M3 Portable 1TB 17,632 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 482GB free, PID 61b6 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 42 42 42 41 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	22% Poor	Read 41.5 Write 40.3 Mixed 34.9 SusWrite 41.8 54% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 107% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4B8G2J3000K15K 2x8GB 402 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 39.2 MC Mixed 33.1 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 29.3 88% 30.7 GB/s	Latency 56 72% 56 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 104%

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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	201x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
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 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	30x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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