Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	101% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 days ago, 14 days ago, 14 days ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160509
Uptime	5 Days
Run Date	Jan 13 '21 at 21:03
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	82%

PC Performing as expected (48^th 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-$187 286,724 User benchmarks, average bench 80% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 89.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 253 90% 158 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 458 64% 467 Pts	64-Core 480 32% 480 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 93%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$70 737,528 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 105GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 315 296 213 155 157 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 436 Write 409 Mixed 361 SusWrite 252 82% 364 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 54.5 164% 57.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 356 269% 360 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 122%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x4GB 10,132 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	65.7% Good	MC Read 24.3 MC Write 25 MC Mixed 19.3 65% 22.9 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 20.7 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop 89%

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Workstation 46%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $128

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $266Bench 84%, 515,802 samples	366x
Core i5-6600KIntel $187Bench 80%, 286,724 samples	360x
Core i7-6700Intel $274Bench 76%, 192,184 samples	175x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,110,464 samples	143x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples	138x
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 642,081 samples	99x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 102%, 737,528 samples	104x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 110%, 647,981 samples	72x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $115Bench 114%, 389,514 samples	47x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 83%, 414,186 samples	48x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 72%, 48,376 samples	47x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $70Bench 73%, 52,715 samples	47x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $825

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i3-10100F $130	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16