Asus H170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 48% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	5.59% 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	90.9% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 22 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus H170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 29 '22 at 06:22
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	37%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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-$125 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 (4^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Memory 29.6 1-Core 108 2-Core 201 57% 113 Pts	4-Core 328 8-Core 356 45% 342 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	5.59% Terrible	Lighting 6.5 Reflection 5.4 Parallax 6.5 5% 6.13 fps	MRender 7.3 Gravity 5.7 Splatting 9 6% 7.33 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.59% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 370GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 322 346 355 357 356 356 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Read 400 Write 342 Mixed 347 SusWrite 349 81% 359 MB/s	4K Read 27.3 4K Write 62.4 4K Mixed 37.8 123% 42.5 MB/s	DQ Read 364 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 299 236% 327 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 200GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 321 322 321 322 322 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 392 Write 364 Mixed 338 SusWrite 323 80% 354 MB/s	4K Read 28.2 4K Write 65 4K Mixed 36.7 124% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 330 250% 335 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 124%
WD 5000BEV External 500GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 446GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 40 40 40 41 40 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	17.2% Very poor	Read 34.4 Write 37.4 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 39.6 49% 35.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.5 57% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 17.2% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	38.2% Below average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 15.9 MC Mixed 11.9 42% 14.5 GB/s	SC Read 6.9 SC Write 12.6 SC Mixed 7.4 26% 8.97 GB/s	Latency 257 16% 257 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 88%

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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 11%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 11%

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Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS - $296

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	321x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	283x
Core i5-6400Intel $74Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	141x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	138x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	105x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	74x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	59x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	31x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $701

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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