| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas. |
| 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 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
Very high background CPU (35%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
7 years ago, 7 years ago.
| System | Gigabyte Z170XP-SLI |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI (all builds) |
| Memory | 13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20150724 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Dec 19 '16 at 23:17 |
| Run Duration | 56 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 35% |
PC Performing below expectations (32nd 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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76.7%
Very good
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78% 139 Pts
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53% 395 Pts
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26% 416 Pts
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| Drive | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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68.1%
Good
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84% 112 MB/s
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90% 1.04 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$51
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
40.5%
Average
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40% 13.9 GB/s
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31% 10.9 GB/s
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55% 73.3 ns
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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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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI - $129
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| Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples | 599x |
| Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples | 572x |
| Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples | 159x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 261x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 154x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 146x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 99% - Outstanding | Total price: $485 |