Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 161%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 143%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 98.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics168% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJan 08 '21 at 18:02
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 5.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Memory 97
1-Core 164
2-Core 311
105% 191 Pts
4-Core 539
8-Core 905
88% 722 Pts
64-Core 905
56% 905 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 4045 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
168% Outstanding
Lighting 250
Reflection 231
Parallax 226
204% 236 fps
MRender 232
Gravity 171
Splatting 149
146% 184 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 168%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,005
Write 532
Mixed 487
217% 1,008 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 59.8
244% 96.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,256
DQ Write 764
DQ Mixed 862
682% 961 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
261GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 104 104 105 105 106 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 175
Write 130
Mixed 83.6
SusWrite 104
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 40.8
MC Write 44.6
MC Mixed 29.2
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 49
SC Mixed 34
103% 35.9 GB/s
Latency 50.5
79% 50.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 109%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,231 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $521
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HDDRAMUSB
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