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Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive99.2% 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.
Memory16GB 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
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SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 31 '18 at 05:27
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 90.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 241
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 452
61% 457 Pts
64-Core 463
29% 463 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 85.1%
 Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
MSI(1462 3281)
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2481 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.98
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.4% Good
Lighting 84.5
Reflection 80.4
Parallax 71.6
69% 78.8 fps
MRender 86.8
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 77
65% 79.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 67.4%
 Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 257 260 226 255 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 349
Mixed 272
SusWrite 246
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 41.3
165% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 65.4
119% 237 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑
This bench: 99.2%
 Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
184GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 107 108 109 109 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 141
Write 119
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 108
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑
This bench: 71.5%
 Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
324GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 158 159 159 160 160 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 115
Write 111
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 159
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 78.8%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 29.8
MC Mixed 24.8
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 66.6
60% 66.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑
This bench: 78.1%
 Great: 85%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 399 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples98x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples70x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples67x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples59x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples54x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples33x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples37x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples22x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples22x
RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples21x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $521
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Intel Core i5-12600K $182Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair 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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