Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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 Drive	43.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 11 '21 at 15:04
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 97.1 1-Core 144 2-Core 265 95% 169 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 750 79% 634 Pts	64-Core 748 46% 748 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Lighting 169 Reflection 230 Parallax 162 138% 187 fps	MRender 204 Gravity 138 Splatting 122 122% 155 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$54 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 1.9 3.1 34 44 140 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	43.2% Average	Read 451 Write 300 Mixed 299 SusWrite 64.9 62% 279 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 25.1 4K Mixed 11.1 62% 19.6 MB/s	DQ Read 61.3 DQ Write 75.4 DQ Mixed 44.8 40% 60.5 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 43.2% Great: 55%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 480GB-$175 24,007 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 230GB free Firmware: 0C3FD6SD SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 227 243 225 115 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 476 Write 430 Mixed 320 SusWrite 207 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 33 4K Write 64.8 4K Mixed 34.7 129% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 173 142% 207 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 92%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 206GB free Firmware: CS900812 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 189 248 299 277 283 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Read 408 Write 271 Mixed 275 SusWrite 258 68% 303 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 51.3 4K Mixed 35.7 132% 41.9 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 203 152% 209 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 91%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 168GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 130 198 237 220 224 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 20.7 Mixed 410 SusWrite 199 62% 281 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 61.1 4K Mixed 47.4 152% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 207 163% 233 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 125%
USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1 250GB 1,518 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 139GB free, PID null Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 37.7 Write 6.2 Mixed 17.4 21% 20.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.5 133% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R009D408GX2-3600C18B 2x8GB 1,094 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 44.7 MC Mixed 30.2 110% 38.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 48.7 SC Mixed 31.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	Latency 49.8 80% 49.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 119%

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

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	384x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	201x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	58x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	30x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $521

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