Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	123% 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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	30.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '19 at 18:25
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 90.9 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 440 8-Core 702 70% 571 Pts	64-Core 712 44% 712 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 250GB 28,058 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 103GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 307 308 308 249 220 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 494 Mixed 404 SusWrite 302 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 64.1 220% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 342 DQ Mixed 354 267% 358 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 122%
PNY XLR8 240GB-$212 552 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 105GB free Firmware: 560ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 181 187 188 193 196 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Read 344 Write 267 Mixed 288 SusWrite 194 61% 273 MB/s	4K Read 31.9 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 42.2 160% 61.2 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 205 162% 225 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 86%
Intel X25-M 120GB 1,606 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 39GB free Firmware: 2CV102M3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 111 114 111 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	46.6% Average	Read 256 Write 114 Mixed 139 SusWrite 110 34% 155 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 63.6 4K Mixed 11.5 82% 32.5 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 90.2 DQ Mixed 83.8 76% 117 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 46.6% Great: 46%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 93GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 490 492 491 492 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 489 Mixed 416 SusWrite 489 107% 474 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 65.2 217% 77.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 360 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 6TB 1,602 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 157 156 156 156 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	89.1% Excellent	Read 156 Write 127 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 155 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 89.1% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 8,912 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.2% Very good	MC Read 27.4 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 24.5 77% 26.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 25.6 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 66 61% 66 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 125%

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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 $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	289x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	201x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	121x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	113x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	92x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 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 $43Bench 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: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $536

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16