Asus Q170M-C

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 Q170M-C (all builds)
Memory	9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190724
Uptime	8.7 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '20 at 15:34
Run Duration	239 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700-$180 282,363 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Memory 86.9 1-Core 116 2-Core 239 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 649 64% 522 Pts	64-Core 634 39% 634 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 80%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$130 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 282GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 837 420 352 328 339 320 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 133%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 4.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 111 109 112 114 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	61.8% Good	Read 103 Write 102 Mixed 76.8 SusWrite 112 73% 98.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 61.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 125 136 142 147 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 134 Write 120 Mixed 79.3 SusWrite 139 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.9 265% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 94%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 134 145 150 150 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	75.2% Very good	Read 115 Write 133 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 146 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 220% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 75.2% Great: 92%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 96 100 99 100 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 131 Write 136 Mixed 74.3 SusWrite 98.7 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 167% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 82%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 2GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7 7.1 7 7 7 6.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	7.02% Terrible	Read 24.2 Write 6.5 Mixed 2.5 SusWrite 7 10% 10.1 MB/s	4K Read 8.4 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 31% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.02% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GB-$46 47,721 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41% Average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.3 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 14.3 40% 13.8 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 80%

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Gaming 10%

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Desktop 68%

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Workstation 10%

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Motherboard: Asus Q170M-C

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	130x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	72x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	41x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	54x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	24x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	18x

SSD
SSDNow UV400 480GBKingston $175Bench 73%, 24,007 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	11x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	11x

RAM
9905622-058.A00G 2x8GBKingstonBench 67%, 2,759 samples	9x
KYXC0V-MIB 1x16GBKingstonBench 43%, 487 samples	6x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	6x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $355

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 $177	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