Asus Q170M-C

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	54.4% 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	118% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Q170M-C (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190724
Uptime	7.3 Days
Run Date	May 21 '20 at 19:49
Run Duration	206 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	81.8% Excellent	Memory 88.5 1-Core 117 2-Core 236 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 652 65% 528 Pts	64-Core 648 40% 648 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85B1) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Lighting 65.7 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 57.5 54% 62.1 fps	MRender 71.1 Gravity 68 Splatting 66.6 56% 68.6 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 1TB-$122 154,399 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 265GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 420 349 286 277 275 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 427 Mixed 379 SusWrite 324 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 62.2 209% 73.9 MB/s	DQ Read 355 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 326 246% 329 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 133%
WD Blue 6TB (2015)-$215 8,416 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 112 113 114 114 111 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.8% Excellent	Read 169 Write 163 Mixed 102 SusWrite 112 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 80.8% Great: 97%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 3TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 144 147 148 148 146 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 140 Write 135 Mixed 81.7 SusWrite 144 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 3.3 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.9 317% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 94%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 166 169 167 160 164 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 15% Great: 94%
Seagate Backup+ Hub BK 8TB 16,705 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 1.5TB free Firmware: D781 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 160 162 160 154 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	74.2% Very good	Read 101 Write 114 Mixed 90.7 SusWrite 156 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 3.4 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 297% 2.77 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 74.2% Great: 92%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 99 97 100 99 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 107 Write 114 Mixed 69 SusWrite 97.6 71% 96.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 82%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23 12,481 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 42GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 50 33 32 32 33 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	40.7% Average	Read 149 Write 103 Mixed 110 SusWrite 43.3 128% 101 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 2.8 205% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 39%
Kingston DataTraveler G3 2GB 161 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 1GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.6 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.3 7 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	6.95% Terrible	Read 23.9 Write 5.3 Mixed 2.2 SusWrite 6.8 10% 9.55 MB/s	4K Read 8.5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 32% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 6.95% 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 way above expectations (86^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.8 76% 26.7 GB/s	SC Read 17.1 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 24.3 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 69 58% 69 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 80%

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

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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	131x
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	55x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	24x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $238Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	18x

SSD
SSDNow UV400 480GBKingston $175Bench 73%, 24,007 samples	14x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16