Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	137% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	361% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	29.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20180516
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 21 '21 at 11:15
Run Duration	280 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$228 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.5% Excellent	Memory 96.8 1-Core 138 2-Core 279 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 442 8-Core 770 73% 606 Pts	64-Core 759 47% 759 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$350 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	137% Outstanding	Lighting 191 Reflection 197 Parallax 196 156% 195 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 198 Splatting 129 126% 156 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 137% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme ADATA SX8200PNP 1TB 2,146 User benchmarks, average bench 267% 884GB free (System drive) Firmware: R090 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1593 1505 1755 1781 1783 1791 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	361% Outstanding	Read 2,450 Write 1,916 Mixed 1,323 SusWrite 1,701 413% 1,848 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 249 4K Mixed 104 361% 139 MB/s	DQ Read 778 DQ Write 1,336 DQ Mixed 512 542% 875 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 361% Great: 355%
Nvme WDS100T3XHC-00SJ 1TB 310 User benchmarks, average bench 266% 630GB free Firmware: 1020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1747 1521 1520 1507 1805 1502 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 1,321 Write 1,030 Mixed 1,053 SusWrite 1,600 282% 1,251 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 248 4K Mixed 83.4 304% 125 MB/s	DQ Read 903 DQ Write 1,471 DQ Mixed 1,164 889% 1,179 MB/s
Poor: 183% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 317%
WD Purple Surveillance 8TB (2017)-$215 256 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 7TB free Firmware: 80.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 169 173 177 173 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 152 Mixed 73.2 SusWrite 168 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.1 201% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 100%
WD Re 3TB (2012)-$55 2,104 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 157 157 158 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 148 Write 144 Mixed 88.8 SusWrite 157 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.2 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 96%
WDC WD40 00FYYZ-01UL1B1 4TB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 145 145 146 146 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	62% Good	Read 147 Write 147 Mixed 74.8 SusWrite 145 172% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 139% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 62%
WDC WD40 00FYYZ-01UL1B3 4TB 2.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 149 149 148 151 150 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	65.2% Good	Read 162 Write 156 Mixed 77.8 SusWrite 146 180% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 150% 1.77 MB/s

WDC WD60 EFRX-68L0BN1 6TB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 19 18 18 18 18 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	28.3% Poor	Read 110 Write 110 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 18.8 96% 75.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 126% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 28.3% Great: 65%
WDC WD60 EZRZ-00RWYB1 6TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 19 19 18 19 27 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 149 Write 148 Mixed 76 SusWrite 19.9 123% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 133% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMK16GX4M2Z3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK32GX4M4B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 32GB 5 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 39.1 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 33.6 108% 37.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 44.5 SC Mixed 32.2 95% 33.1 GB/s	Latency 51.1 78% 51.1 ns
Poor: 99% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%

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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 $163Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	392x
Core i5-6600KIntel $120Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	295x
Core i7-6700Intel $163Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	203x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	126x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	115x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	93x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	61x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	47x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	34x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 73%, 66,222 samples	30x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $509

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-13600K $270	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $388	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $90
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4070 $520	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $353