Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive263% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170315
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '17 at 01:13
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User COL-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-7700K-$242
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 140
2-Core 278
94% 170 Pts
4-Core 508
8-Core 772
79% 640 Pts
64-Core 774
48% 774 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 385.28
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 119
Parallax 102
94% 112 fps
MRender 98.2
Gravity 103
Splatting 104
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 2,716
Write 1,350
Mixed 1,437
403% 1,834 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 31.4
211% 81.4 MB/s
DQ Read 60.7
DQ Write 433
DQ Mixed 30.9
88% 175 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 263%
Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
140GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155
111GB free
Firmware: 1.3.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Read 510
Write 132
Mixed 214
62% 286 MB/s
4K Read 35.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 20.5
138% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 51.7
66% 118 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2400C15/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2400C15/8G KHX2133C14/8G 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
75% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 28.7
MC Mixed 23
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 29.4
SC Mixed 22.8
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75%
Great: 91%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 160 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 41%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $265
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