Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics11.6% 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 Drive86.3% 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.
Memory8GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20150828
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 27 '16 at 16:00
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 231
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 454
8-Core 467
61% 460 Pts
64-Core 465
29% 465 Pts
Poor: 47%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro K620-$170
Nvidia(10DE 1098) 2GB
Driver: nvd3dumx.dll Ver. 9.18.13.4052
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Lighting 14.9
Reflection 14.6
Parallax 11.1
12% 13.5 fps
MRender 9.38
Gravity 12
Splatting 15.8
11% 12.4 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O080 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Read 480
Write 258
Mixed 267
74% 335 MB/s
4K Read 40.8
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 31.5
136% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 147
DQ Mixed 30
76% 164 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 92%
WD WD1200JD-00GBB0 120GB
62GB free
Firmware: 02.0 Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
25.1% Poor
Read 42.8
Write 44.2
Mixed 42.9
33% 43.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.54
4K Write 1.41
4K Mixed 0.37
89% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 25.1%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
53.3% Above average
MC Read 19.3
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 16
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.4
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.6
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 66.5
60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 101%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,236 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat

Motherboard: Asus Z170M-PLUS - $87

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $518
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