Asus H170M-PLUS

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	90% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

Motherboard	Asus H170M-PLUS (all builds)
Memory	11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20160215
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '21 at 21:26
Run Duration	179 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Memory 87.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 252 86% 154 Pts	4-Core 458 8-Core 698 72% 578 Pts	64-Core 687 42% 687 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Zotac(19DA 1366) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.2% Average	Lighting 60.3 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 61.6 49% 63.6 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 61.8 Splatting 53.7 49% 61.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 49.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9SN8W-128G-1006 128GB 8,741 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6103006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 110 110 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	90% Excellent	Read 477 Write 422 Mixed 291 SusWrite 115 73% 326 MB/s	4K Read 38.2 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 43.4 171% 63.2 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 224 DQ Mixed 141 139% 223 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 90%
Micron C400 RealSSD 256GB 11,652 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 211GB free Firmware: 04TH SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 246 249 246 265 263 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 372 Write 254 Mixed 259 SusWrite 245 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 21.5 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 14.3 108% 48 MB/s	DQ Read 179 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 23.1 66% 141 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 69%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 114GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 459 441 283 286 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 456 Mixed 432 SusWrite 354 97% 431 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 65.4 223% 79.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 358 270% 362 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 128%
Seagate Momentus Thin 5400 2.5" 320GB-$35 9,368 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 158GB free Firmware: 0003DEM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 74 75 75 75 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	39.9% Below average	Read 65.3 Write 70 Mixed 46 SusWrite 73.7 47% 63.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 115% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 39.9% Great: 50%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 783GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 153 172 172 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 167 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 167 98% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Micron 16ATF2G64AZ-2G6E1 1x16GB 1,031 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.4% Average	MC Read 14 MC Write 13.9 MC Mixed 11.6 38% 13.2 GB/s	SC Read 13 SC Write 14.6 SC Mixed 13.1 39% 13.6 GB/s	Latency 69.7 57% 69.7 ns
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 52%

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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%

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 11%

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Motherboard: Asus H170M-PLUS - $296

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	321x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	280x
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	104x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	73x

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 $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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