Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 116%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics157% 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.
Boot Drive313% 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.
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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20151116
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 13 '21 at 15:03
Run Duration204 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Memory 92.1
1-Core 143
2-Core 286
95% 174 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 546
74% 553 Pts
64-Core 561
35% 561 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
157% Outstanding
Lighting 234
Reflection 210
Parallax 202
191% 215 fps
MRender 198
Gravity 157
Splatting 138
132% 165 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 157%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 902 880 893 869 896 890 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
313% Outstanding
Read 2,392
Write 2,236
Mixed 1,641
SusWrite 888
400% 1,789 MB/s
4K Read 60.3
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 97.1
311% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,653
DQ Write 1,315
DQ Mixed 1,404
1,072% 1,457 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 313%
Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
605GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 446 448 443 447 457 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 448
Mixed 416
SusWrite 448
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 55.4
197% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 360
271% 363 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 123%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
253GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 180 180 181 182 179 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 116
Write 89.7
Mixed 69
SusWrite 179
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
GKE800UD51208-2133AH 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
78.4% Very good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 29.5
MC Mixed 25.3
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.1
68% 24 GB/s
Latency 63.9
63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 79%

 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $536
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