Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (44th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 56 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	53.4% 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	81.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	5.8 Days
Run Date	Sep 16 '20 at 10:44
Run Duration	175 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (44^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, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 92.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 279 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 798 80% 650 Pts	64-Core 777 48% 777 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 85ED) 3GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	53.4% Above average	Lighting 63.9 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 59.2 52% 63.3 fps	MRender 71.8 Gravity 65 Splatting 68.3 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intenso Sata III 256GB 2,573 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 27GB free (System drive) Firmware: O1225L SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 133 129 151 130 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	81.5% Excellent	Read 470 Write 284 Mixed 276 SusWrite 126 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 38.1 142% 56.6 MB/s	DQ Read 222 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 184 158% 230 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.5% Great: 95%
Crucial MX300 SATA M.2 1TB-$65 6,111 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 100GB free Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 434 396 323 329 328 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	74.5% Very good	Read 411 Write 430 Mixed 342 SusWrite 357 87% 385 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 51.3 4K Mixed 31.5 96% 33.8 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 50.7 DQ Mixed 82.3 74% 117 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 104%
WD Green 2TB (2010)-$100 5,498 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 301GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 63 63 63 63 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 69.8 Write 64.1 Mixed 61.7 SusWrite 62.8 48% 64.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 68%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270 9,828 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2TB free Firmware: ML6OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 75 79 80 80 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	44.8% Average	Read 76.8 Write 67.7 Mixed 42.8 SusWrite 79 49% 66.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 73%
Generic Mass-Storage 34GB 67 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 31GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	0.49% Terrible	Read 0.7 Write 0.5 Mixed 0.5 SusWrite 0.9 1% 0.65 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 3% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 0% ↑ This bench: 0.49% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSE.16FBD 2x8GB 8,162 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2263 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.5% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 24.5 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 30.6 SC Mixed 25.3 71% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 63.6 63% 63.6 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 90%

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	58x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16