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Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 56%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 54.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics4.91% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive84.8% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star GS43VR 6RE
MotherboardMSI MS-14A3  (all builds)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160803
Uptime9.8 Days
Run DateJun 27 '19 at 12:37
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 15%

 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 2.6 GHz, turbo 2.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
54.7% Above average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 80.7
2-Core 138
57% 95.9 Pts
4-Core 222
8-Core 287
32% 255 Pts
64-Core 332
21% 332 Pts
Poor: 34% ↑
This bench: 54.7%
 Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Intel HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)
MSI(1462 11C0) 1GB
Driver: igdumdim64.dll Ver. 25.20.100.6577
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
4.91% Terrible
Lighting 5.07
Reflection 70.9
Parallax 4.84
4% 26.9 fps
MRender 7.67
Gravity 4.33
Splatting 10.5
6% 7.49 fps
Poor: 3% ↑
This bench: 4.91%
 Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZNLN256HMHQ-00000 256GB
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAV2100Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 159 154 156 156 155 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 434
Write 415
Mixed 357
SusWrite 180
78% 347 MB/s
4K Read 31
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 38.5
130% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 341
DQ Mixed 351
266% 358 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑
This bench: 84.8%
 Great: 116%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 1TB
836GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3U0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 126 126 126 121 122 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 126
Write 124
Mixed 30
SusWrite 124
73% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 Samsung M471A1K43CB1-CRC 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
57.8% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 19.9
60% 20.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.2
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.5
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 57.8%
 Great: 78%
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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 35%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 30%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-14A3

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples90x
Core i7-6700HQIntelBench 59%, 320,434 samples84x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples96x
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples42x
HD 530 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 213,495 samples33x
SSD
THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBToshibaBench 148%, 19,151 samples30x
THNSNJ128G8NY 128GBToshibaBench 73%, 7,789 samples12x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples8x
RAM
MSI24D4S7S8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 20,148 samples83x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 78%, 1,566 samples9x
MSI24D4S7D8MB-16 1x16GBKingstonBench 41%, 5,745 samples9x
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Intel Core i5-12600K $179Nvidia 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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