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Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics78.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (73%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 15:09
Run Duration164 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 73%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$127
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
89.2% Excellent
Memory 86.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 274
88% 162 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 786
79% 640 Pts
64-Core 780
48% 780 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 89.2%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$449
Gigabyte(1458 36CB) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.11
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
78.6% Very good
Lighting 93.2
Reflection 112
Parallax 98.3
76% 101 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 105
Splatting 95.1
84% 103 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 452
Write 442
Mixed 374
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 61.4
198% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 356
269% 361 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
Samsung PM871 2.5 7mm 128GB
14GB free
Firmware: EMT02D0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 149 145 146 123 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
73.3% Very good
Read 452
Write 154
Mixed 198
SusWrite 144
52% 237 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 59
4K Mixed 32
115% 39.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 170
144% 218 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 87%
WD Black 3TB (2013)-$151
459GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 129 127 130 128 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 118
Write 125
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 128
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 100%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 4TB
3TB free, PID 0820
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 139 137 135 139 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 148
Write 149
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 137
148% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
39% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1981 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 24.4
MC Write 25.6
MC Mixed 21.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 23.2
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 96%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,294 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: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $456
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