| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 64.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels. |
| Boot Drive | The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7A78 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) (all builds) |
| Memory | 12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20170206 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Oct 15 '18 at 23:07 |
| Run Duration | 119 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 18% |
PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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76.8%
Very good
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78% 140 Pts
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57% 437 Pts
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27% 437 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 980-$500
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 416.16
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64.1%
Good
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66% 81.7 fps
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61% 75.7 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 1TB-$56
619GB free
Firmware: SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 110 114 117 116 MB/s
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49.6%
Average
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58% 79.1 MB/s
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209% 1.3 MB/s
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WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
875GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 133 122 163 161 162 MB/s
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78.8%
Very good
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91% 125 MB/s
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220% 1.63 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2133C14/8G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
66.6%
Good
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68% 23.6 GB/s
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57% 20.1 GB/s
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50% 79.8 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) Builds (Compare 1,900 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING M5 (MS-7A78) - $500
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| Core i7-7700KIntel $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples | 1,115x |
| Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples | 301x |
| Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples | 115x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples | 317x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 254x |
| GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples | 231x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 69% - Good | Total price: $1,293 |