Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 32% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 68.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	44.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	80.2% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 29 '21 at 10:38
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	LKA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6500-$67 241,476 User benchmarks, average bench 64% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Memory 70.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 197 69% 123 Pts	4-Core 387 8-Core 357 50% 372 Pts	64-Core 346 21% 346 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Sapphire(174B E347) CLim: 1276 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.30.15.01 Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	44.5% Average	Lighting 55.5 Reflection 59.9 Parallax 74.6 45% 63.3 fps	MRender 60 Gravity 57.7 Splatting 44.2 43% 54 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 44.5% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 146 148 144 146 149 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 403 Write 403 Mixed 345 SusWrite 172 74% 331 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 38.2 144% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 332 DQ Write 83.9 DQ Mixed 246 171% 221 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 115%
Aitc FZ300 128GB 46 User benchmarks, average bench 139% 73GB free Firmware: 2011XKR SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 496 504 276 86 73 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	145% Outstanding	Read 1,707 Write 518 Mixed 525 SusWrite 319 167% 767 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 24.3 131% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 428 DQ Write 422 DQ Mixed 301 260% 384 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 145% Great: 169%
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 146 148 151 151 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Read 151 Write 136 Mixed 63.5 SusWrite 148 91% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 12,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	95.7% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 42.1 MC Mixed 31 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 35.8 SC Mixed 21.3 70% 24.4 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 95.7% Great: 110%

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

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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	198x

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 $273	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 $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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