Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 113%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory20.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160920
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 22 '18 at 20:50
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 96.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 280
95% 172 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 768
74% 610 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 170
Reflection 55
Parallax 179
139% 135 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 165
Splatting 116
107% 132 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 122%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 512GB-$99
57GB free
Firmware: X4120000 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Read 487
Write 220
Mixed 294
73% 334 MB/s
4K Read 37.9
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 21.7
126% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 200
DQ Mixed 41.1
92% 193 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 104%
Corsair Force GT 180GB-$395
43GB free
Firmware: 5.05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 478
Write 185
Mixed 260
67% 308 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 19.7
132% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 277
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 58.6
92% 178 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 87%
Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: APGNW7JH Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 169
Mixed 156
127% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 3.71
4K Mixed 0.41
141% 1.59 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 101%
Great: 113%
WD WD20EZEX-00EYGA0 2TB
460GB free
Firmware: KR01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
66.9% Good
Read 114
Write 119
Mixed 120
89% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.01
4K Write 2.42
4K Mixed 0.49
142% 1.31 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 104%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
353GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Read 158
Write 143
Mixed 130
108% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 2.28
4K Mixed 0.28
102% 1.08 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK8GX4M2B3000C15 24GB
3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz
8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 36.4
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 31.5
102% 35.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.5
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 30
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 53.2
75% 53.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,231 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $521
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