Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	61.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	240% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180329
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 19 '18 at 18:57
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-7600K-$190 195,006 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 93.4 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 93% 167 Pts	4-Core 535 8-Core 546 72% 540 Pts	64-Core 547 34% 547 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Nvidia(10DE 11D7) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	61.6% Good	Lighting 77.6 Reflection 77.3 Parallax 67.1 63% 74 fps	MRender 71.7 Gravity 70.1 Splatting 72.3 58% 71.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	240% Outstanding	Read 2,392 Write 1,180 Mixed 1,402 365% 1,658 MB/s	4K Read 37.3 4K Write 173 4K Mixed 55.5 219% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 37.9 DQ Write 202 DQ Mixed 27.9 48% 89.4 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 240% Great: 292%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 903GB free Firmware: JB0OA3J0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 121 121 77309411329 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1873 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 3096 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1404 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 9 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 72 72 280585 (C2) HDA temperature 200 200 231929151518 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	68.9% Good	Read 129 Write 111 Mixed 117 90% 119 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 1.46 4K Mixed 0.2 81% 0.81 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 75%
WD Elements 25A3 5TB 1,735 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 1.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	53.1% Above average	Read 125 Write 125 Mixed 116 157% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.45 4K Mixed 0.25 95% 1.15 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 CMK8GX4M2A2400C16 CMK8GX4M2A2400C14 16GB 145 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	86% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 32.5 MC Mixed 27.9 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 61.2 65% 61.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 87%

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

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Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	384x
Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	199x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	120x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	58x
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 $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	30x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16