Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.5% 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	82.7% 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 (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 30 '23 at 13:38
Run Duration	238 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 75.4 1-Core 109 2-Core 207 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 296 8-Core 314 40% 305 Pts	64-Core 362 22% 362 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Sapphire(174B E324) CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.6.1 Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.5% Average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 73 Parallax 86.2 52% 74.3 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 59.8 Splatting 45.2 45% 56.2 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 PRO Series 500GB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 71GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 160 47 44 44 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Read 440 Write 413 Mixed 322 SusWrite 115 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 67.2 4K Mixed 40.1 136% 46.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 234 209% 316 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 8TB 108 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 26 45 26 28 50 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	15.5% Very poor	Read 154 Write 126 Mixed 31 SusWrite 36.1 19% 87 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 35.4 4K Mixed 1.7 22% 12.7 MB/s	DQ Read 6.8 DQ Write 30.5 DQ Mixed 0 5% 12.4 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 15.5% Great: 126%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 176GB free Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1374 1628 1597 1556 1594 1608 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 1,786 Write 1,822 Mixed 1736 SusWrite 1,559 389% 1,726 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 63.5 204% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 624 DQ Mixed 670 510% 690 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 526%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 4B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1280 1296 1302 1301 1306 1302 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	196% Outstanding	Read 1,174 Write 1,206 Mixed 1,186 SusWrite 1,298 275% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 51.8 4K Mixed 33 108% 36.7 MB/s	DQ Read 885 DQ Write 760 DQ Mixed 834 622% 826 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 196% Great: 435%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	MC Read 28.9 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 26.9 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 30 SC Mixed 21.2 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 97%

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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: 0P 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	68	54	60	31.5"	1280 720	AOC3277 U3277WB

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	386x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	291x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	122x
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	60x
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 $45Bench 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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $518

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16