Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	84.8% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	24.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	May 16 '21 at 17:00
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	31%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	69.1% Good	Memory 81.4 1-Core 93.1 2-Core 203 71% 126 Pts	4-Core 325 8-Core 350 45% 338 Pts	64-Core 364 22% 364 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290X-$549 37,353 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Sapphire(174B E289) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1020 MHz, MLim: 1375 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.1 Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.9% Average	Lighting 64.4 Reflection 72.7 Parallax 87 52% 74.7 fps	MRender 62.9 Gravity 62.3 Splatting 44.2 45% 56.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 55%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Micron 1100 SATA 256GB 16,265 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0DL020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 344 301 257 191 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Read 419 Write 391 Mixed 359 SusWrite 261 80% 358 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 36.4 131% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 287 DQ Mixed 298 214% 273 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 94%
Crucial M4 128GB-$116 34,516 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 20GB free Firmware: 070H SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 159 151 142 155 154 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	60% Good	Read 424 Write 185 Mixed 224 SusWrite 154 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 13.5 98% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 129 DQ Write 112 DQ Mixed 29.3 47% 90.3 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 72%
Hitachi HTS725050A9A364 500GB 7,947 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 345GB free Firmware: PC4ZC70F SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 98 97 98 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	55.6% Above average	Read 97.3 Write 81.2 Mixed 47.2 SusWrite 96.5 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 55.6% Great: 58%
Samsung HN-M101M 1TB-$45 43 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 732GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 95 94 95 95 95 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 109 Write 51.2 Mixed 58.6 SusWrite 88.8 57% 76.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 56%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$72 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 205GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 7.2 10 12 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 57%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$60 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9 11 18 23 13 11 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x16GB 3,147 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	70.8% Very good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 22.8 74% 25.9 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 22.7 SC Mixed 18.1 52% 18.1 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 70.8% Great: 79%

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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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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	386x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	292x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	47x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16