Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 32% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	31.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	109% 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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 22:57
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	48%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 89.8 1-Core 132 2-Core 264 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 490 62% 468 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6253) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	31.4% Below average	Lighting 38.5 Reflection 32 Parallax 38.5 31% 36.3 fps	MRender 39.4 Gravity 39.2 Splatting 37.3 32% 38.7 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 101GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 178 180 182 174 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	109% Outstanding	Read 470 Write 460 Mixed 377 SusWrite 195 84% 376 MB/s	4K Read 44 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 58.4 201% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 149 150 151 148 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 146 Write 146 Mixed 20.8 SusWrite 148 83% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 200 200 200 197 200 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 134 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 198 111% 152 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2009)-$113 12,948 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 282GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 89 80 81 91 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 83.3 Write 87 Mixed 51.7 SusWrite 83.9 56% 76.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 60%
TOSHIBA HDWE160 6TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 167 168 156 166 168 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	69.5% Good	Read 160 Write 157 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 162 187% 140 MB/s	4K Read 16.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 177% 6.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 69.5% Great: 77%
WDC WD60 02FZWX-00GBGB0 6TB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 167 169 156 166 168 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.6% Very good	Read 158 Write 174 Mixed 81.3 SusWrite 162 194% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.8 232% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 77%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 3TB 780 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID d000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 129 125 128 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	51.8% Above average	Read 132 Write 131 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 126 139% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.5 74% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GB 122,822 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (33^rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.1% Very good	MC Read 27 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 21.5 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 20.8 59% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 67.5 59% 67.5 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 90%

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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	384x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
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 $94Bench 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 $37Bench 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: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $515

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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16