| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Graphics | 15.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Boot Drive | 61% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait 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. |
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7971 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds) |
| Memory | 12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20151217 |
| Uptime | 0.4 Days |
| Run Date | Sep 06 '18 at 21:25 |
| Run Duration | 127 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 57% |
PC Performing above expectations (72nd 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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81%
Excellent
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76% 128 Pts
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55% 408 Pts
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25% 409 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 960-$198
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.82
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide |
15.6%
Very poor
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11% 24.8 fps
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25% 30.6 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Toshiba OCZ TL100 240GB-$56
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFZ10.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 90 91 92 93 93 MB/s
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61%
Good
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41% 189 MB/s
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95% 30.3 MB/s
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96% 163 MB/s
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Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 1TB
876GB free
Firmware: JP4OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 133 133 132 133 MB/s
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76.4%
Very good
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86% 118 MB/s
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146% 1 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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84.6%
Excellent
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88% 30.6 GB/s
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66% 23 GB/s
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62% 64.7 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,156 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350
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| Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples | 1,110x |
| Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples | 714x |
| Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples | 420x |
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| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 431x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 365x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 267x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 96% - Outstanding | Total price: $802 |