Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 59% Gunboat	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 66%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	4.58% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	16.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	5.4 Days
Run Date	May 20 '21 at 15:49
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6400-$79 171,457 User benchmarks, average bench 61% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 2.7 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	66% Good	Memory 71 1-Core 91.3 2-Core 182 65% 115 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 375 48% 362 Pts	64-Core 357 22% 357 Pts
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 71%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake) 188,220 User benchmarks, average bench 5% Asus(1043 8694) 1GB Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 27.20.100.9466 Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	4.58% Terrible	Lighting 4.9 Reflection 6.2 Parallax 5.6 4% 5.57 fps	MRender 7.3 Gravity 4.9 Splatting 8.3 6% 6.83 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 4.58% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$190 68,849 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 30GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 4,016 Write 3,437 Mixed 3,532 816% 3,662 MB/s	4K Read 222 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 136 579% 162 MB/s	DQ Read 850 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 692 538% 741 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 121GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 103 103 103 105 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Read 122 Write 122 Mixed 59.1 SusWrite 103 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 106GB free Firmware: KC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 84 84 82 84 84 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 22.7 Write 65.9 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 82.7 35% 48 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 129% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 88%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 185GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 97 98 98 97 100 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 86.4 Write 82.8 Mixed 60.3 SusWrite 98.9 60% 82.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 69%
Garmin GARMIN Flash 16GB 59 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 10GB free, PID null SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	11% Very poor	Read 13.7 Write 15 Mixed 13.7 SusWrite 15 20% 14.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 1.5 120% 2.93 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 11% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 4x8GB 966 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2187 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67% Good	MC Read 24.1 MC Write 25.9 MC Mixed 23.5 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 12.6 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 18.3 53% 18.5 GB/s	Latency 99 40% 99 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 111%

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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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Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,232 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 51%

Yacht

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

Speed boat

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 $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 $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 $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 $40	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