Asus Z170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	126% 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	81% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170710
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 06 '18 at 21:32
Run Duration	134 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (61^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-$242 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 95.4 1-Core 146 2-Core 286 97% 176 Pts	4-Core 527 8-Core 763 81% 645 Pts	64-Core 800 50% 800 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB; palit jetstream 1080ti CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 391.35 Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	126% Outstanding	Lighting 175 Reflection 192 Parallax 175 143% 181 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 171 Splatting 121 111% 137 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU800NS38 256GB 10,211 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 121GB free Firmware: Q0518BS Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 7 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 12 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 56 (A3) Unknown 100 100 10 (A4) Unknown 100 100 2395 (A5) Unknown 100 100 7 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 4 (94) Unknown 100 100 1708 (95) Unknown 100 100 83 (96) Unknown 100 100 0 (97) Unknown 100 100 50 (9F) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1500 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 36 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 155 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 15165 (F2) Unknown 100 100 7958 (F5) Unknown 100 100 43110	88.4% Excellent	Read 515 Write 339 Mixed 354 89% 402 MB/s	4K Read 31.4 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 27.9 125% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 201 DQ Mixed 55.5 85% 161 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 110%
OCZ Trion 150 240GB-$196 15,660 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFZ12.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2071 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 360 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (A9) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 195 195 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 18 (C2) HDA temperature 75 59 176094707737 (F1) Unknown 100 100 258754	81% Excellent	Read 516 Write 355 Mixed 354 90% 408 MB/s	4K Read 31.8 4K Write 70 4K Mixed 9.93 98% 37.2 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 194 DQ Mixed 37.7 86% 181 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 95%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA662 500GB 14,997 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 90GB free Firmware: JP2OA41A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 95 0 (02) Throughput performance 135 100 97 (03) Spinup time 121 100 12897157313 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1025 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 142 100 29 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 10679 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 968 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 93 197395 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 53 387645467 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1032 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1032 (C2) HDA temperature 222 127 201864642587 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	53.1% Above average	Read 74.3 Write 111 Mixed 118 77% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.33 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.25 65% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 53.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169 37,519 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 27.6 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 36.5 SC Mixed 28.3 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 55.8 72% 55.8 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 97%

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Gaming 51%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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