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Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 77.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive39.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180627
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 31 '19 at 03:00
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-6GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 (97th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Memory 80.4
1-Core 107
2-Core 218
76% 135 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 449
59% 441 Pts
64-Core 445
28% 445 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 77.9%
 Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
EVGA(3842 6163)
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.64
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
58.1% Above average
Lighting 70.8
Reflection 74.5
Parallax 59.8
58% 68.4 fps
MRender 71.4
Gravity 69.6
Splatting 74.1
59% 71.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 58.1%
 Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 7.7 40 40 27 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
39.4% Below average
Read 465
Write 383
Mixed 102
SusWrite 44.3
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 20.4
4K Mixed 21.7
40% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 58.2
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 173
110% 121 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑
This bench: 39.4%
 Great: 93%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
164GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 159 159 160 159 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 138
Write 154
Mixed 104
SusWrite 159
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 85.2%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-2133C15-4GVR 04CD F4-2400C17-4GVR 04CD F4-2133C15-4GVR 12GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
4096, 4096, 4096 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
69.2% Good
MC Read 25.4
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 22.1
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.1
SC Write 25.1
SC Mixed 19.6
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 48% ↑
This bench: 69.2%
 Great: 69%
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 41%
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Desktop
Desktop 74%
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Workstation
Workstation 32%
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Motherboard: MSI H170A PC MATE (MS-7971)

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples87x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples55x
Core i5-6600Intel  $132Bench 68%, 80,688 samples39x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples60x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples21x
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples21x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples22x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples9x
S11-256G-PHISON-SSD-B3 256GBBench 66%, 104 samples9x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $41Bench 68%, 16,658 samples22x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples14x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $325
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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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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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