Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	57.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 00:05
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	Memory 95.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 283 97% 174 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 816 81% 659 Pts	64-Core 810 50% 810 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Raid 0 Volume 960GB 3,595 User benchmarks, average bench 127% 174GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.0. SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 225 44 7.5 105 85 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	57.9% Above average	Read 535 Write 159 Mixed 157 SusWrite 153 55% 251 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 34.3 4K Mixed 15.5 71% 23.8 MB/s	DQ Read 26.2 DQ Write 245 DQ Mixed 369 216% 213 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 57.9% Great: 291%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 65GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 373 316 317 372 319 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 372 Mixed 331 SusWrite 340 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 43.7 152% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 198 177% 265 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 103%
Intel SSDSC2BF24 240GB 56 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 203GB free Firmware: LADi SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 187 209 219 218 211 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 293 Write 255 Mixed 243 SusWrite 210 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 17.7 4K Write 37.7 4K Mixed 21.1 74% 25.5 MB/s	DQ Read 28 DQ Write 68.1 DQ Mixed 34.7 30% 43.6 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 78%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 690GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 101 107 106 110 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	59.4% Above average	Read 101 Write 108 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 106 62% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 171% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 59.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 966 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2600 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	MC Read 32.3 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 27 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.8 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 27.9 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 56.7 70% 56.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 111%

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

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	201x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
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 $43Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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