Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.4% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive77% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160620
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 05 '22 at 15:49
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
71.4% Very good
Memory 77.5
1-Core 101
2-Core 186
70% 121 Pts
4-Core 352
8-Core 529
55% 440 Pts
64-Core 541
34% 541 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 71.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 31.0.101.2111
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
3.4% Terrible
Lighting 5.8
Reflection 7.7
Parallax 6.8
5% 6.77 fps
MRender 1
Gravity 1
Splatting 1
1% 1 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.4%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU02.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 98 82 91 182 71 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
77% Very good
Read 467
Write 387
Mixed 357
SusWrite 108
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 38.9
128% 44.5 MB/s
DQ Read 313
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 102
120% 209 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 77%
Great: 95%
Ct500mx5 0 500GB
124GB free
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 353 352 343 342 324 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 388
Write 366
Mixed 363
SusWrite 342
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 35.5
4K Mixed 27.3
87% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 151
113% 150 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.M8FA 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.4% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 20.6
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 10.5
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 16.3
44% 15.4 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,232 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $515
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