Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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.
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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	124% 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151116
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 07:56
Run Duration	264 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 130 2-Core 261 90% 162 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 486 67% 495 Pts	64-Core 515 32% 515 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% MSI(1462 C754) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 124 304% 124 fps
Poor: 90% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM951 AHCI PCIe M.2 256GB-$223 7,621 User benchmarks, average bench 175% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXW2500Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 413 394 361 393 368 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	124% Outstanding	Read 1,421 Write 607 Mixed 555 SusWrite 396 164% 745 MB/s	4K Read 42.2 4K Write 12.7 4K Mixed 15.2 90% 23.4 MB/s	DQ Read 697 DQ Write 70.4 DQ Mixed 73.2 132% 280 MB/s
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 124% Great: 220%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 1TB 13,039 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 352GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 179 186 174 186 190 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	51% Above average	Read 350 Write 305 Mixed 306 SusWrite 179 64% 285 MB/s	4K Read 20.9 4K Write 23.7 4K Mixed 22 72% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 49.2 DQ Mixed 97 67% 84.6 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 477GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 77 85 85 88 88 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 159 Write 136 Mixed 78.3 SusWrite 85.1 84% 115 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 114%
Seagate BUP Slim SL 2TB 8,475 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 858GB free Firmware: 0304 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 98 106 96 105 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 82.8 Write 106 Mixed 47.3 SusWrite 101 62% 84.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.5 151% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 65%
Jmicron Generic DISK02 4TB 68 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 1TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 11 12 11 12 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 36.7 Write 36.2 Mixed 33.4 SusWrite 11 22% 29.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 87%
Jmicron Generic DISK00 4TB 126 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 6GB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.8 11 12 11 12 12 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 35.4 Write 37.6 Mixed 34.7 SusWrite 11 22% 29.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.5 156% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 94%
Jmicron Generic DISK01 4TB 95 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0103 SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.9 11 12 11 12 12 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 37.3 Write 11.2 Mixed 25.9 SusWrite 11 16% 21.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.6 105% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 85%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 2TB 819 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1.5TB free, PID d011 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 40 37 40 40 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	20% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 40.1 Mixed 33.8 SusWrite 38.6 52% 37.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.4 80% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 20% Great: 60%
Toshiba External USB 3.0 2TB 1,922 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 28GB free, PID d010 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 71 66 74 73 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	36% Below average	Read 102 Write 96.3 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 69.7 96% 74.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.5 84% 1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 58%
Samsung D3 Station 2TB 2,805 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 299GB free, PID 6123 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 37 39 37 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	19% Very poor	Read 38.9 Write 37.7 Mixed 33.3 SusWrite 37.9 50% 37 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 88% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BL16G32C16U4BL.M16FE 2x16GB 847 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 42.7 MC Mixed 33.5 109% 38.2 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 42.7 SC Mixed 29.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 120%

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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 $94Bench 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: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $521

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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