Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	136% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	126% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	45.4 GB free of 48 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '18 at 12:18
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.5 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 95% 172 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 783 78% 637 Pts	64-Core 788 49% 788 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Lighting 192 Reflection 201 Parallax 201 156% 198 fps	MRender 128 Gravity 190 Splatting 131 121% 150 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel Pro 6000p NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$65 11,104 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 123P Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 554 277 109 109 108 126 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 885 Write 586 Mixed 612 SusWrite 214 128% 574 MB/s	4K Read 33.6 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 52.3 190% 74 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 555 DQ Mixed 327 274% 386 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 125%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 133GB free Firmware: MU01.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 98 55 55 55 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 432 Mixed 387 SusWrite 82 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 33.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 48.8 170% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 294 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 242 202% 290 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 91%
OWC Mercury EXTREME Pro 6G SSD 240GB 149 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 195GB free Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 136 138 127 145 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	78.9% Very good	Read 419 Write 148 Mixed 216 SusWrite 136 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 38.8 149% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 172 DQ Mixed 164 128% 176 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 78.9% Great: 90%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 117 117 116 116 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	65% Good	Read 111 Write 113 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 116 72% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 178% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 82%
WD Purple Surveillance 8TB (2017)-$215 256 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 7.5TB free Firmware: 80.H0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 171 180 170 166 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 179 Mixed 86.8 SusWrite 169 112% 152 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 214% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 98.6% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M1D3000C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK16GX4M1D3000C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 48GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	76.6% Very good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 23.7 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.4 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 64.9 62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 100%

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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%

Aircraft carrier

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 $90Bench 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 $48Bench 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 $254	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 $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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16