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Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics103% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive106% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7966
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180625
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '19 at 06:39
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Memory 98.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 256
94% 166 Pts
4-Core 571
8-Core 800
86% 685 Pts
64-Core 790
49% 790 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 102%
 Great: 90%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1650 MHz, MLim: 1025 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 91.6
Parallax 205
106% 142 fps
MRender 90.6
Gravity 141
Splatting 130
100% 120 fps
Poor: 77% ↑
This bench: 103%
 Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force LE SSD 960GB
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFC12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 466 347 160 301 5.7 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 428
Mixed 388
SusWrite 294
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 44.6
169% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 206
192% 297 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 106%
 Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
2TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 194 197 197 197 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 151
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 196
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 109%
 Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3210 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 30.9
108% 37.9 GB/s
SC Read 23.7
SC Write 42.5
SC Mixed 33.8
95% 33.3 GB/s
Latency 45
89% 45 ns
Poor: 65% ↑
This bench: 108%
 Great: 117%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M9 ACK (MS-7966)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples121x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples15x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples6x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples29x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples13x
RX Vega-64AMD  $400Bench 87%, 91,676 samples13x
SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)WD  $74Bench 277%, 114,373 samples15x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples8x
840 Evo 120GBSamsung  $85Bench 91%, 104,444 samples7x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples13x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 105%, 785 samples12x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $697
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk 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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