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 above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	97.6% 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180503
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 26 '20 at 23:32
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	BRA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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 (72^nd percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 89.6 1-Core 140 2-Core 250 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 707 72% 581 Pts	64-Core 715 44% 715 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.1% 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: 330 76 15 18 21 25 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 635 Write 359 Mixed 415 SusWrite 80.8 82% 372 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 46 165% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 360 DQ Write 368 DQ Mixed 276 232% 335 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 128%
OCZ Vertex 3 240GB-$80 4,893 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 93GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 196 232 225 221 225 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 360 Write 276 Mixed 281 SusWrite 208 63% 281 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.5 166% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 265 DQ Mixed 248 195% 271 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 91%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 38GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 397 25 29 24 29 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 388 Write 415 Mixed 334 SusWrite 156 73% 323 MB/s	4K Read 32.3 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 36.2 143% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 223 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 167 158% 241 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 339GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 117 119 119 119 119 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	78.3% Very good	Read 154 Write 112 Mixed 77 SusWrite 118 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 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 14.2 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 11.8 38% 13.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.1 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 13.6 40% 13.9 GB/s	Latency 67.8 59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 41.1% Great: 44%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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Gaming 41%

Speed boat

Desktop 74%

Battleship

Workstation 33%

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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: $249

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