Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	71.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR (all builds)
Memory	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180503
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 23:18
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 90.6 1-Core 138 2-Core 250 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 718 71% 582 Pts	64-Core 710 44% 710 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75 4,196 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FM11.7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 1.9 5.3 7 8.1 9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	71.4% Very good	Read 606 Write 381 Mixed 414 SusWrite 34.7 80% 359 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 27.4 123% 47.7 MB/s	DQ Read 215 DQ Write 142 DQ Mixed 158 124% 172 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.4% Great: 128%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 93GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 220 221 225 215 224 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 274 Mixed 279 SusWrite 218 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 41.7 162% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 257 199% 273 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 91%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 38GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 340 24 28 24 29 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	83.3% Excellent	Read 414 Write 360 Mixed 359 SusWrite 146 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 91.5 4K Mixed 39.1 148% 54.5 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 169 158% 242 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 339GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 119 119 121 120 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 155 Write 114 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 118 85% 116 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 1x16GB 5,915 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	41.1% Average	MC Read 14.3 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.9 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.4 SC Write 14.4 SC Mixed 13.3 38% 13.4 GB/s	Latency 66.3 60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 44%

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Typical Z170M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	30x
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	28x
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	17x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	17x

SSD
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	20x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	17x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples	7x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	13x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	7x
KHX2400C15/8G Team Group Inc. Team-Elite-2400 16GBKingstonBench 72%, 19 samples	6x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $250

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $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 $45	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