Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	189% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	262% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160620
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '20 at 18:28
Run Duration	224 Seconds
Run User	SVK-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st 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-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Memory 95.2 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 500 8-Core 494 67% 497 Pts	64-Core 500 31% 500 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Asus(1043 87B0) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	189% Outstanding	Lighting 273 Reflection 242 Parallax 277 223% 264 fps	MRender 314 Gravity 230 Splatting 169 186% 238 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 189% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1375 398 402 399 402 402 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,204 Write 2,061 Mixed 1,408 SusWrite 563 348% 1,559 MB/s	4K Read 59.8 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 86.9 291% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,001 DQ Write 1200 DQ Mixed 1,155 856% 1,119 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 302%
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120 39,518 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 128GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 454 448 449 450 449 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 457 Mixed 342 SusWrite 452 97% 429 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 35.1 139% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 359 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 184 185% 298 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 111%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 111GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 143 85 84 85 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	83% Excellent	Read 445 Write 372 Mixed 332 SusWrite 148 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 92.3 4K Mixed 36.8 143% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 308 DQ Mixed 197 172% 253 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83% Great: 94%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$45 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 611GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 108 108 109 107 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	76.6% Very good	Read 158 Write 167 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 108 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 29 99% 34.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 28.1 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 56.5 71% 56.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 105%

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

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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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $510

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 $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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16