Asus Z170M-PLUS/BR

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics121% 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 Drive80.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS/BR  (all builds)
Memory24.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160303
Uptime7 Days
Run DateAug 22 '19 at 11:58
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
87% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 146
2-Core 274
92% 168 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 722
75% 604 Pts
64-Core 740
46% 740 Pts
Poor: 70%
This bench: 87%
Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Lighting 162
Reflection 153
Parallax 163
132% 159 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 138
Splatting 111
115% 145 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 121%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
AMD Radeon R3 240GB
127GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P0422C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 165 69 86 79 78 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Read 427
Write 387
Mixed 362
SusWrite 104
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 38
140% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 310
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 231
197% 289 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 90%
Hitachi HDS721010KLA330 1TB-$47
836GB free
Firmware: GKAOA9DA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 73 75 75 75 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
38.9% Below average
Read 61
Write 61
Mixed 39.7
SusWrite 74.3
43% 59 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 38.9%
Great: 46%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB
714GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 155 149 151 157 159 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
79.2% Very good
Read 124
Write 150
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 152
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
84% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB
1981, 1981, 1981, 1981 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
63.3% Good
MC Read 23.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 20.3
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.7
SC Write 20.1
SC Mixed 18.3
52% 18 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 63.3%
Great: 93%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS/BR Builds (Compare 161 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: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $249
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