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Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics3.32% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive73.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemCiara Q170M-XA  (all builds)
MotherboardASUSTeK Q170M-C
Memory28.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170407
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 26 '18 at 18:16
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 85.6
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 421
8-Core 635
66% 528 Pts
64-Core 652
40% 652 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 81.8%
 Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)
Asus(1043 8694) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 24.20.100.6136
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
3.32% Terrible
Lighting 0.03
Reflection 11.3
Parallax 8.22
0% 6.51 fps
MRender 11.4
Gravity 7.03
Splatting 15.7
10% 11.4 fps
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 3.32%
 Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk X400 256GB-$29
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X4140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 166 172 173 177 176 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Read 437
Write 400
Mixed 258
SusWrite 176
71% 318 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 53.3
4K Mixed 35.7
104% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 328
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 221
182% 262 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 73.9%
 Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
898GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 184 182 185 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 79.1
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 183
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 106%
 Great: 113%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 128GB-$51
88GB free, PID 0243
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 38 42 42 41 42 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
16.7% Very poor
Read 41.2
Write 41.1
Mixed 14.2
SusWrite 40.7
45% 34.3 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
31% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑
This bench: 16.7%
 Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.C8FAD1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.5% Good
MC Read 25.3
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 21.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 25.7
SC Mixed 20.7
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 64% ↑
This bench: 68.5%
 Great: 83%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Q170M-XA Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

System: Ciara Q170M-XA

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples16x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples6x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples3x
GPU
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples6x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples4x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples3x
SSD
X400 256GBSanDisk  $29Bench 76%, 2,279 samples7x
T253X2256G 256GBTeamBench 70%, 4,105 samples6x
Micron_M600_MTFDDAK512MBF 412GBBench 90%, 51 samples3x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x16GBCorsairBench 43%, 536 samples3x
9905625-062.A00G 4x8GBKingstonBench 75%, 298 samples2x
Group Inc. TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2x8GBTeamBench 73%, 9,275 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $339
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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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