Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	46% 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	108% 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	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

17 months ago, 17 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '22 at 12:51
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (50^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 above expectations (64^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 86.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 232 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 424 8-Core 634 66% 529 Pts	64-Core 632 39% 632 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 852E) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1430 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	46% Average	Lighting 56 Reflection 66.1 Parallax 58.7 46% 60.3 fps	MRender 63.4 Gravity 58 Splatting 51.7 46% 57.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 284 205 208 203 203 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 413 Mixed 349 SusWrite 259 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 55.2 184% 65.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 359 270% 359 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 131%
Seagate One Touch HDD 4TB 358 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 1707 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 113 115 115 113 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 86 Write 108 Mixed 67.2 SusWrite 114 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 174% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 68%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 130 130 129 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	75.1% Very good	Read 132 Write 128 Mixed 87 SusWrite 129 88% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 112%
ASMT 2105 2TB 569 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 945GB free, PID 55aa Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 154 138 149 153 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 170 Write 156 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 145 178% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 76% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 73%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C14 2x16GB 836 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 23.2 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.6 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 95%

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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%

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Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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 $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	59x
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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	30x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $518

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 $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16