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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 85.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive43.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
MotherboardAsus Z170-A  (all builds)
Memory28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20161129
Uptime15.6 Days
Run DateSep 11 '18 at 18:20
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Memory 91.5
1-Core 133
2-Core 263
90% 163 Pts
4-Core 430
8-Core 744
71% 587 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 85.7%
 Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z32080RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 109 102 89 113 111 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
43.1% Average
Read 317
Write 110
Mixed 18.8
SusWrite 108
30% 138 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 53
4K Mixed 8.5
65% 26.3 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 63.3
DQ Mixed 0.2
30% 76.3 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑
This bench: 43.1%
 Great: 86%
PNY CS1311 120GB-$63
106GB free
Firmware: CS131122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 75 93 91 91 92 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 441
Mixed 362
SusWrite 117
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 42.2
164% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 181
179% 284 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑
This bench: 92.7%
 Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
919GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 183 186 187 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 177
Mixed 117
SusWrite 186
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 105%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMU16GX4M2C3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.5% Very good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 23.1
74% 26 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 22.4
62% 21.7 GB/s
Latency 64.9
62% 64.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 73.5%
 Great: 103%
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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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Typical Z170-A Builds (Compare 8,704 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples3,891x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples2,379x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples635x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,319x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples810x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples737x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples600x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples228x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples376x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples299x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $655
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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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