Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 05:18
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 91.9 1-Core 130 2-Core 259 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 504 67% 503 Pts	64-Core 507 31% 507 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing below potential (75^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	60.9% Good	Lighting 77.4 Reflection 80.8 Parallax 79 63% 79.1 fps	MRender 77.5 Gravity 69.9 Splatting 63.4 57% 70.3 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 35GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,535 Write 1,096 Mixed 836 255% 1,156 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 56.2 209% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 611 DQ Write 380 DQ Mixed 532 387% 508 MB/s
Poor: 109% Great: 220%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 959GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 112 111 113 113 113 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 152 Write 145 Mixed 81 SusWrite 111 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 114%
Jmicron Generic DISK02 4TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 13 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	15.9% Very poor	Read 41.3 Write 39.8 Mixed 34.5 SusWrite 13.3 24% 32.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 15.9% Great: 87%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 4TB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 8GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 13 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	13.8% Very poor	Read 33.2 Write 33.8 Mixed 31 SusWrite 13.2 21% 27.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 0.4 172% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.8% Great: 94%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 4TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 13 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	15.4% Very poor	Read 39.7 Write 40.3 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 13.3 24% 32.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 15.4% Great: 85%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 819 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 128 131 132 133 133 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 134 Write 126 Mixed 31 SusWrite 132 138% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.6 94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 60%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 2TB 1,922 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 435GB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 43 43 43 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 39 Write 40.8 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 42.4 54% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20.6% Great: 58%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB 2,805 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 550GB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 110 113 114 113 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 165 Write 130 Mixed 74 SusWrite 112 154% 120 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 92% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
GKE800UD51208-2133AH 2x8GB 345 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	78.1% Very good	MC Read 27.9 MC Write 29.2 MC Mixed 25.4 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 29.6 SC Mixed 24.5 69% 24 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 79%

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	200x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	120x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	30x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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