Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	139% 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 Drive	346% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although 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.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 22 '19 at 17:33
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$230 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Memory 96.4 1-Core 143 2-Core 281 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 785 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.17 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	139% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 209 Parallax 193 162% 200 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 192 Splatting 131 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 139% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SX8200PNP 1TB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 915GB free (System drive) Firmware: R090 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1155 1785 1785 1834 1641 1569 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	346% Outstanding	Read 1,977 Write 1936 Mixed 1,294 SusWrite 1628 384% 1,709 MB/s	4K Read 69.2 4K Write 318 4K Mixed 93.7 393% 160 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 1,401 DQ Mixed 514 552% 894 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 346% Great: 355%
OWC Mercury 240GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 124GB free Firmware: 603A SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 129 125 143 110 135 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	77.2% Very good	Read 376 Write 176 Mixed 205 SusWrite 131 49% 222 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 39.4 150% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 171 DQ Mixed 169 130% 178 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 79%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 117GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 54 55 55 55 54 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 480 Write 416 Mixed 90.9 SusWrite 85.8 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 31 4K Mixed 29 99% 29.9 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 240 201% 289 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 91%
WD Purple Surveillance 8TB (2017)-$215 256 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 6.5TB free Firmware: 80.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 157 167 172 179 172 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 180 Write 184 Mixed 83.4 SusWrite 169 112% 154 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.3 229% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 100%
WD WD30EURS-63SPKY0 3TB 3,175 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: 80.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 107 108 107 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Read 130 Write 129 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 107 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 186% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 82%
HGST 1TB 1,195 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 513GB free, PID 1012 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 89 89 88 89 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	40.5% Average	Read 98.1 Write 98.9 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 88.7 112% 83.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.9 108% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 40.8 MC Mixed 33.9 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 32.1 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 52.5 76% 52.5 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%

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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 $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	202x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $90Bench 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 $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	46x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	30x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $510

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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16