Asus H170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 12% Tree trunk	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 11% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	5.77% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	117% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 20 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago, 18 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus H170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 22 '22 at 01:53
Run Duration	398 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$139 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84% Excellent	Memory 90.2 1-Core 115 2-Core 230 82% 145 Pts	4-Core 450 8-Core 447 60% 448 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84% Great: 77%

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. 30.0.101.1340 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	5.77% Terrible	Lighting 6.3 Reflection 6 Parallax 8 5% 6.77 fps	MRender 6.9 Gravity 6.5 Splatting 11.1 7% 8.17 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.77% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 364 348 325 345 353 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 428 Write 403 Mixed 395 SusWrite 348 89% 394 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 62.5 206% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 349 DQ Write 288 DQ Mixed 311 235% 316 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 129%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: 2B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 320 319 317 315 316 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 434 Write 388 Mixed 364 SusWrite 324 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 59.9 200% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 336 247% 325 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
BUFFALO HD-PCTU3 500GB 583 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 338GB free, PID 01de Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 6 5.9 5.9 5.6 5.8 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 27.8 Write 21.7 Mixed 19.9 SusWrite 5.7 24% 18.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.7 104% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 41%
WD 5000BEV External 500GB 979 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 458GB free, PID 0704 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 41 40 38 40 40 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	18.5% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 17.4 Mixed 30.6 SusWrite 39.4 41% 31.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.7 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.5% Great: 20%
WD Elements 25A1 2TB 7,574 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 177GB free, PID 25a1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.8 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.9 6.6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	10.1% Very poor	Read 27.9 Write 25.3 Mixed 22 SusWrite 6 26% 20.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 80% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 10.1% Great: 58%
ST320005 42AS 2TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 2TB free, PID 0c25 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	10.5% Very poor	Read 30.2 Write 26.9 Mixed 21.5 SusWrite 6 27% 21.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 84% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 10.5% Great: 19%
WDC WD50 00AAKX-00PWEA0 500GB 172GB free, PID 2338 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.1 6 5.9 5.8 5.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	11.6% Very poor	Read 30 Write 25 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 5.9 26% 20.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.13 MB/s

BUFFALO External HDD 500GB 315 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 219GB free, PID 0105 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 39 37 38 39 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	22.1% Poor	Read 37.1 Write 27.7 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 38 46% 34.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 128% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 22.1% Great: 22%
INTEL SS DSC2CW120A3 120GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 112GB free, PID 0888 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.1 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.9 5.9 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	46.9% Average	Read 29.9 Write 27.2 Mixed 28.7 SusWrite 6 30% 23 MB/s	4K Read 12.2 4K Write 12.5 4K Mixed 12.7 902% 12.5 MB/s	DQ Read 14.9 DQ Write 15.7 DQ Mixed 14.8 1,093% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 149%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 930GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 0.2 0% 0.2 MB/s	4K Mixed 0 0% 0 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB-$42 66,222 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.7% Good	MC Read 27 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 21.5 72% 25.4 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 20 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 88%

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS - $296

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	321x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	282x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	140x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	136x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	105x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	74x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	58x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	31x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $701

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16