Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 111% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% 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	367% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	29.2 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	Jul 02 '19 at 09:45
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^th 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-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 96.5 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 96% 173 Pts	4-Core 474 8-Core 773 76% 624 Pts	64-Core 782 48% 782 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 92.3% 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: 430.86 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 188 Reflection 208 Parallax 193 153% 196 fps	MRender 129 Gravity 193 Splatting 132 122% 151 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SX8200PNP 1TB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 875GB free (System drive) Firmware: R090 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1645 1825 1830 1838 1243 1462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	367% Outstanding	Read 2,395 Write 1,781 Mixed 1,377 SusWrite 1,640 402% 1,798 MB/s	4K Read 62.2 4K Write 333 4K Mixed 102 402% 166 MB/s	DQ Read 758 DQ Write 1,417 DQ Mixed 508 550% 895 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 367% Great: 355%
OWC Mercury 240GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 223GB free Firmware: 603A SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 139 121 142 139 141 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	79.4% Very good	Read 388 Write 171 Mixed 207 SusWrite 138 50% 226 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 38.9 159% 63 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 145 112% 153 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 79%
Crucial BX200 240GB-$36 36,559 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 223GB free Firmware: MU01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 54 54 54 54 55 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 464 Write 411 Mixed 377 SusWrite 85.5 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 29.9 4K Write 136 4K Mixed 45.8 176% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 240 DQ Write 266 DQ Mixed 182 156% 229 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 91%
Nvme WDS100T3XHC-00SJ 1TB 310 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 729GB free Firmware: 1020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1727 1497 1471 1469 1448 1479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 1,936 Write 1,892 Mixed 1,513 SusWrite 1,515 386% 1,714 MB/s	4K Read 45.6 4K Write 309 4K Mixed 79.8 335% 145 MB/s	DQ Read 906 DQ Write 1,904 DQ Mixed 1188 966% 1,333 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 317%
WD Purple Surveillance 8TB (2017)-$218 256 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 4TB free Firmware: 80.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 153 149 143 148 153 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 151 Write 153 Mixed 74.5 SusWrite 150 96% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 227% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 100%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$59 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3TB free Firmware: 01.0 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 160 Mixed 99.4 99% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 1.2 239% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 53% Great: 96%

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)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.4 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 33.8 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.8 SC Mixed 32.1 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 52.1 77% 52.1 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

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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	386x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	292x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	122x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	114x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	23x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	47x
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: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $526

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16