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Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive97.6% 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
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory14.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 05 '18 at 21:35
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 90.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 238
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 429
8-Core 454
58% 442 Pts
64-Core 472
29% 472 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 82.8%
 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)
67.3% Good
Lighting 84.6
Reflection 80.8
Parallax 71.2
69% 78.8 fps
MRender 86.6
Gravity 75
Splatting 75.4
64% 79 fps
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 67.3%
 Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80
39GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 282 276 192 236 263 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
97.6% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 312
Mixed 275
SusWrite 234
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 41.2
164% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 65.2
121% 241 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑
This bench: 97.6%
 Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
225GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 113 115 116 116 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
70.5% Very good
Read 130
Write 133
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 115
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑
This bench: 70.5%
 Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
349GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 137 139 139 139 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.5% Excellent
Read 170
Write 163
Mixed 105
SusWrite 138
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 88.5%
 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 way above expectations (90th percentile)
78.7% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 24.8
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 17.7
SC Write 29.8
SC Mixed 24.5
69% 24 GB/s
Latency 66.3
60% 66.3 ns
Poor: 49% ↑
This bench: 78.7%
 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  $94Bench 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 $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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