Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 12% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	6.79% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	115% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colores, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 26 '21 at 19:16
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ESP-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 77.2 1-Core 126 2-Core 248 82% 151 Pts	4-Core 419 8-Core 687 68% 553 Pts	64-Core 680 42% 680 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) FAQ - How to force Optimus or Switchable discrete GPUs? Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.8681 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	6.79% Terrible	Lighting 7 Reflection 49.5 Parallax 8.1 6% 21.5 fps	MRender 9.8 Gravity 9.8 Splatting 12.3 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.79% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB 26,659 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 394GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 417 404 407 343 376 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 457 Write 388 Mixed 368 SusWrite 394 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 55.1 184% 66.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 301 238% 332 MB/s
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 571GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 169 175 173 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	99% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 120 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 172 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 99% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 4x8GB 3,679 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	68.1% Good	MC Read 24.7 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 22.5 70% 24.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 19.9 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 86 46% 86 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 115%

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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	8	6	30	27.5"	1280 720	SAM0B81 U28D590

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	385x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	290x
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 $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	59x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	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