Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (13th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 87 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 53.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	44.8% 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	53.6% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

24 months ago, 23 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	6.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150906
Uptime	3.7 Days
Run Date	Jun 29 '22 at 19:25
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$115 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	53.4% Above average	Memory 80.6 1-Core 90.2 2-Core 172 67% 114 Pts	4-Core 144 8-Core 245 24% 194 Pts	64-Core 291 18% 291 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 53.4% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.8% Average	Lighting 55.1 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 57.7 45% 59 fps	MRender 56.9 Gravity 58.1 Splatting 50.6 45% 55.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 44.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandis SD8SBAT256G1122 256GB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z2320000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 266 275 275 256 252 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Read 338 Write 250 Mixed 179 SusWrite 259 57% 257 MB/s	4K Read 14.1 4K Write 38.9 4K Mixed 10.1 55% 21 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 211 DQ Mixed 84.1 91% 150 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 80%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$105 80,665 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 238GB free Firmware: SVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 270 71 73 72 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 393 Write 287 Mixed 359 SusWrite 146 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 21.9 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 37 126% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 344 254% 334 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 22.7 MC Write 20.1 MC Mixed 20.6 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 10.9 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 22.3 56% 19.6 GB/s	Latency 79.5 50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 60.7% Great: 95%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	388x
Core i5-6600KIntel $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	292x
Core i7-6700Intel $170Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	123x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $516

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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