Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics32.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive186% 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.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory25.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori, , 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '17 at 17:56
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Memory 80.7
1-Core 115
2-Core 214
77% 136 Pts
4-Core 388
8-Core 657
64% 523 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 1862 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
32.8% Below average
Lighting 40.8
Reflection 33.2
Parallax 39.6
33% 37.9 fps
MRender 40.6
Gravity 39
Splatting 38
32% 39.2 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 32.8%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$250
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B0Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
186% Outstanding
Read 1,550
Write 748
Mixed 1,016
243% 1,104 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 47
206% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 472
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 169
176% 296 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 186%
Great: 243%
Intel Raid 5 Volume 3TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
48.9% Average
Read 155
Write 15.5
Mixed 30.6
49% 67.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.69
4K Write 0.28
4K Mixed 0.19
55% 0.39 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 48.9%
Great: 178%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 4x8GB-$165
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1913 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.5% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 21.1
67% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 24.5
SC Mixed 20.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 79.2
50% 79.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 113%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical Z170M-PLUS Builds (Compare 1,231 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: 87% - Excellent Total price: $536
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