| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 | 92.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels. |
| Boot Drive | 323% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files. |
| 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. |
High background CPU (26%). 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 | 11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz |
| Display | 2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20171205 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Mar 25 '19 at 20:04 |
| Run Duration | 124 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 26% |
PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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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82% 146 Pts
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66% 540 Pts
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42% 677 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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92.3%
Outstanding
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91% 126 fps
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95% 113 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1407 1469 1451 1549 1553 1504 MB/s
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323%
Outstanding
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370% 1,660 MB/s
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279% 99.4 MB/s
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815% 1,090 MB/s
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WD Red 8TB (2017)-$231
6.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 179 183 178 181 180 MB/s
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107%
Outstanding
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121% 165 MB/s
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327% 2.93 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
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78.7%
Very good
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80% 28.1 GB/s
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68% 23.8 GB/s
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55% 72.3 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 3,167 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 | 1,112x |
| Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples | 721x |
| Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples | 420x |
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| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 434x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 366x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 270x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 96% - Outstanding | Total price: $802 |