Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics105% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20150810
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 24 '18 at 09:48
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 26%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$130
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Memory 95
1-Core 142
2-Core 283
96% 173 Pts
4-Core 555
8-Core 557
74% 556 Pts
64-Core 546
34% 546 Pts
Poor: 57%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 416.34
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
105% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 148
Parallax 140
111% 141 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 134
Splatting 109
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 105%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNTD128HAGM-00000 128GB
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT2300Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 123 124 124 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
73.7% Very good
Read 474
Write 131
Mixed 136
SusWrite 123
47% 216 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 22.3
127% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 331
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 58.5
87% 170 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 73.7%
Great: 68%
OCZ AGILITY3 480GB
326GB free
Firmware: 2.28
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 131 130 128 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 205
Write 132
Mixed 150
SusWrite 128
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 19.1
4K Write 16.7
4K Mixed 19.7
63% 18.5 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 49.2
DQ Mixed 60.1
50% 75.2 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 41%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$23
641GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 123 122 122 124 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
67.1% Good
Read 110
Write 106
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 123
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 67.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS8213.M8FB Kingston 9905622-058.A00G 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 30.7
MC Mixed 23.6
80% 28 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 24.7
70% 24.5 GB/s
Latency 57
70% 57 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 80%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,234 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: 89% - Excellent Total price: $521
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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