Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	36.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '20 at 15:45
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	PHL-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.9% Excellent	Memory 92.7 1-Core 126 2-Core 252 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 459 8-Core 694 72% 577 Pts	64-Core 703 44% 703 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.9% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Nvidia(10DE 1401) 2GB CLim: 1468 MHz, MLim: 1800 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Lighting 46.9 Reflection 45 Parallax 40.3 38% 44.1 fps	MRender 40.4 Gravity 41.1 Splatting 36.3 32% 39.3 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Mushkin Reactor 256GB-$114 909 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 44GB free (System drive) Firmware: N100 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 166 154 149 127 97 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 470 Write 300 Mixed 10.5 SusWrite 163 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 34.1 84% 21.4 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 98%
WD WD40EZRX-00SPEB0 4TB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 99 99 99 100 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	58.7% Above average	Read 105 Write 105 Mixed 68.3 SusWrite 99.2 69% 94.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 173% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 58.7% Great: 86%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 16GB 3,032 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 5GB free, PID 5572 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.3 3.3 3.8 3.4 3.9 4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	12% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 6.8 Mixed 5.3 SusWrite 3.9 12% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.1 140% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	76.7% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.9 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.4 SC Mixed 24.4 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 62.8 64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 76.7% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	386x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	292x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	47x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16