Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 177% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 151% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	194% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	25.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 15:26
Run Duration	260 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 (99^th percentile)	92.6% Outstanding	Memory 94.9 1-Core 144 2-Core 272 95% 170 Pts	4-Core 487 8-Core 743 76% 615 Pts	64-Core 726 45% 726 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing below potential (77^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	194% Outstanding	Lighting 283 Reflection 251 Parallax 285 231% 273 fps	MRender 323 Gravity 240 Splatting 172 192% 245 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 194% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 900P Optane NVMe PCIe 280GB-$160 3,427 User benchmarks, average bench 440% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0325 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,847 Write 1,462 Mixed 1,654 368% 1,654 MB/s	4K Read 196 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 181 618% 182 MB/s	DQ Read 1,288 DQ Write 1,063 DQ Mixed 1,155 871% 1,169 MB/s
Poor: 302% Great: 559%
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 41GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 398 417 157 146 143 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 502 Write 489 Mixed 373 SusWrite 262 91% 407 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 63.6 214% 75.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 363 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 132%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 49GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 157 160 182 192 204 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 487 Write 82 Mixed 208 SusWrite 176 52% 238 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 24.6 100% 36.9 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 68.2 DQ Mixed 88.4 89% 150 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 86%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 299GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 470 480 480 488 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 473 Mixed 444 SusWrite 481 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 66.5 220% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 362 272% 365 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x16GB-$560 34,441 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 37.9 MC Mixed 28.8 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 42.1 SC Mixed 29.1 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 57.5 70% 57.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 105%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 11: 0R 1G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
11%	53%	17	106	5	100	34"	3440 1440	SAM0DC4 CF791

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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	199x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	120x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	30x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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