Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 170% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 145% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	195% 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.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '21 at 15:50
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 (92^nd percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Memory 94.7 1-Core 143 2-Core 254 93% 164 Pts	4-Core 438 8-Core 668 68% 553 Pts	64-Core 740 46% 740 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.9% 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; rtx 3080 Founders edition CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	195% Outstanding	Lighting 286 Reflection 253 Parallax 285 233% 275 fps	MRender 324 Gravity 236 Splatting 174 192% 244 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 195% 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: 0480 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,174 Write 1,784 Mixed 1,921 437% 1,960 MB/s	4K Read 229 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 194 698% 206 MB/s	DQ Read 1,258 DQ Write 1,011 DQ Mixed 1,126 845% 1,132 MB/s
Poor: 302% Great: 559%
Samsung 860 EVO 1TB 244 User benchmarks, average bench 111% 41GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 396 474 432 149 138 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 500 Write 479 Mixed 398 SusWrite 315 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 64.4 217% 76.8 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 360 271% 362 MB/s
Poor: 86% Great: 132%
Samsung 830 256GB-$261 25,763 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 49GB free Firmware: CXM03B1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 200 190 156 165 179 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	69.1% Good	Read 466 Write 206 Mixed 196 SusWrite 177 58% 261 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 59 4K Mixed 27.3 101% 36.5 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 84 DQ Mixed 115 104% 165 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 86%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 299GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 484 482 488 484 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 486 Mixed 438 SusWrite 485 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 45.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 63.1 212% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 361 272% 364 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 132% 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)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.1 MC Write 38 MC Mixed 28.8 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 41.6 SC Mixed 30 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 58 69% 58 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.2% 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 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	10	8	60	34"	1280 720	SAM0DC4 CF791

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	58x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 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 $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16