Asus H170I-PLUS D3

Performance Results


Gaming 8% Tree trunk	Desktop 61% Destroyer	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	6.25% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	128% 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 (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H170I-PLUS D3 (all builds)
Memory	5.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180222
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '21 at 13:07
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700-$167 256,717 User benchmarks, average bench 76% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.5% Good	Memory 49.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 230 69% 132 Pts	4-Core 427 8-Core 605 65% 516 Pts	64-Core 625 39% 625 Pts
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 64.5% Great: 84%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake) 153,031 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	6.25% Terrible	Lighting 7 Reflection 7.7 Parallax 8.4 6% 7.7 fps	MRender 7.4 Gravity 6.9 Splatting 11.4 7% 8.57 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 6.25% Great: 7%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e1000 1024G 1TB 1,008 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 607GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1111H0L SusWrite @10s intervals: 932 812 702 949 334 417 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 1,223 Write 1,380 Mixed 773 SusWrite 691 228% 1,017 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 83.6 4K Mixed 14.5 118% 44.8 MB/s	DQ Read 47.7 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 16.3 30% 57.4 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 269%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$35 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 89GB free Firmware: M3CR010 SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 407 414 390 412 411 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 422 Mixed 336 SusWrite 405 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 24.5 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 40.5 145% 57.2 MB/s	DQ Read 28 DQ Write 138 DQ Mixed 45.3 46% 70.4 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 125%
Generic Mass-Storage 128GB 576 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 55GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 19 19 19 19 19 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 14.5 Write 18.6 Mixed 16.4 SusWrite 19.3 24% 17.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 3.8 4K Mixed 4.6 304% 4.4 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GB 4,052 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2 of 2 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	26.2% Poor	MC Read 9.6 MC Write 10.2 MC Mixed 7.8 26% 9.2 GB/s	SC Read 6.7 SC Write 10 SC Mixed 6.2 22% 7.63 GB/s	Latency 162 25% 162 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 61%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	8	6	60	27.2"	1280 720	GSM7707 LG HDR 4K

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 70%

Battleship

Workstation 10%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H170I-PLUS D3 - $325

CPU
Core i5-6600Intel $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples	13x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	11x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	9x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	7x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	6x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	5x

SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD $37Bench 244%, 109,999 samples	4x
1024G 1TBHs-ssd-e1000Bench 189%, 1,008 samples	4x
MTFDDAV512TBN-1AR15ABHA 512GBCrucialBench 78%, 710 samples	3x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	5x
99U5471-055.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 57%, 163 samples	5x
CT102464BD160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 53%, 4,052 samples	4x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $494

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16