Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 33%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (17th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 83 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics39.7% 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 Drive69.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardAsus Z170M-PLUS  (all builds)
Memory23.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180516
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 25 '23 at 10:30
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 24%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way below expectations (17th 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 as expected (41st percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 77.7
1-Core 111
2-Core 180
71% 123 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 454
53% 412 Pts
64-Core 529
33% 529 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.4.3
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
39.7% Below average
Lighting 47.1
Reflection 57.7
Parallax 68.3
38% 57.7 fps
MRender 58.1
Gravity 56.2
Splatting 43.5
42% 52.6 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 39.7%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 179 167 162 160 157 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 431
Write 254
Mixed 219
SusWrite 171
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 40
4K Mixed 26
92% 30.4 MB/s
DQ Read 356
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 219
185% 272 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 129%
Platinet 240GB 240GB
63GB free
Firmware: V2.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 124 103 105 105 106 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
50.2% Above average
Read 399
Write 297
Mixed 292
SusWrite 138
63% 281 MB/s
4K Read 20.8
4K Write 44.2
4K Mixed 9.9
68% 25 MB/s
DQ Read 112
DQ Write 172
DQ Mixed 17.7
48% 101 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 110%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24
407GB free
Firmware: 19.01H19
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 35 35 30 31 37 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 24% Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14D4/8G 32GB
1951, 1951, 1951, 1951 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.6% Good
MC Read 22.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 20.6
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 19.7
SC Mixed 16.1
41% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 84.9
47% 84.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 76%

 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: 88% - Excellent Total price: $526
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