Asus H170M-PLUS

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	89.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus H170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20150907
Uptime	84.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 08 '20 at 16:59
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	28%

PC Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600-$146 80,688 User benchmarks, average bench 68% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 87.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 83% 147 Pts	4-Core 339 8-Core 350 46% 344 Pts	64-Core 351 22% 351 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 77%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MZ7LM240HMHQ0D3 240GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 189GB free (System drive) Firmware: GC5B SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 257 247 240 216 227 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 294 Write 275 Mixed 231 SusWrite 240 58% 260 MB/s	4K Read 31.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 43.4 163% 62.5 MB/s	DQ Read 318 DQ Write 272 DQ Mixed 208 180% 266 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 93%
WDC WD6005FRPZ-01S9PB0 6TB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 5.5TB free Firmware: 01.0RRE1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 175 175 175 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	19.7% Very poor	Read 190 Write 178 Mixed 118 SusWrite 175 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1 5% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.7% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF1G64AZ-2G1A2 2x8GB 4,057 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	77.5% Very good	MC Read 26.1 MC Write 30 MC Mixed 26.4 79% 27.5 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 29.8 SC Mixed 23.5 68% 23.7 GB/s	Latency 70.2 57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 79%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 11%

Tree trunk

Desktop 69%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 11%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS - $296

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	321x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	282x
Core i5-6400Intel $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples	140x

GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples	136x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	105x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	74x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	51x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	30x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	26x

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	58x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples	43x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples	31x

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Value: 54% - Above average

Total price: $701

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16