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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 90.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	117% 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	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 23 '19 at 03:34
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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 4.5 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Memory 96.9 1-Core 143 2-Core 241 92% 160 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 791 75% 623 Pts	64-Core 797 49% 797 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 90%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$125 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 404 374 350 318 310 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 456 Mixed 360 SusWrite 346 94% 420 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 51.1 190% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 345 264% 358 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 124%
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 54GB free Firmware: UI450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 31 23 58 18 61 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Read 458 Write 257 Mixed 179 SusWrite 65.3 53% 240 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 40 4K Mixed 19 82% 27.8 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 72.6 DQ Mixed 42 46% 77.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 52%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB 546,982 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 58GB free Firmware: JB0OA3W0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 90 91 91 91 93 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	55.1% Above average	Read 101 Write 93.6 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 91.1 56% 77.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 55.1% Great: 75%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 151GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 84 84 84 83 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 81.7 Write 82.6 Mixed 53.9 SusWrite 83.6 56% 75.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 75%
Samsung Flash Drive FIT 128GB 3,370 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 119GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 24 22 22 23 23 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	41% Average	Read 42.7 Write 32.4 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 22.6 44% 33.4 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 9.2 4K Mixed 0.8 366% 5.63 MB/s	DQ Read 4.7 DQ Write 9.5 DQ Mixed 6.4 558% 6.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 41% Great: 117%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3000 C14 2x16GB 230 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 37.7 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 30.1 101% 35.4 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 41.5 SC Mixed 30.7 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 50.6 79% 50.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 111%

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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	386x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	291x
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 $90Bench 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 $45Bench 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: 90% - Excellent

Total price: $518

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16