Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 29% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160218
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 08 '19 at 01:24
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	JPN-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 91.6 1-Core 134 2-Core 267 91% 164 Pts	4-Core 445 8-Core 486 61% 465 Pts	64-Core 473 29% 473 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 85%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 854D) CLim: 1503 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	32.6% Below average	Lighting 42.2 Reflection 41.4 Parallax 36.5 34% 40 fps	MRender 35.9 Gravity 37.8 Splatting 33.8 29% 35.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 36%
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6373 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	7.27% Terrible	Lighting 7.73 Reflection 10.5 Parallax 7.53 6% 8.59 fps	MRender 9.71 Gravity 6.93 Splatting 15.2 9% 10.6 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 7.27% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 13GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 440 Write 387 Mixed 270 81% 366 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 19.7 135% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 174 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 112 120% 195 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 26GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 161 179 123 98 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 198 Write 161 Mixed 82.7 SusWrite 144 107% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 154% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 207GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 53 52 53 53 53 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 53.5 Write 53.2 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 51.6 36% 49.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 41%
Toshiba MK3276GSX 320GB-$10 4,568 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 203GB free Firmware: GS001C SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 77 77 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	42.4% Average	Read 72 Write 70.5 Mixed 19 SusWrite 75.6 43% 59.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 111% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 42.4% Great: 47%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GB-$67 46,617 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	57.5% Above average	MC Read 21.1 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 18.4 56% 19.7 GB/s	SC Read 14.1 SC Write 19.7 SC Mixed 19.4 51% 17.7 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 81%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	201x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 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 $43Bench 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 $273	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 $177	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16