Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.8% 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 Drive	97.9% 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.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7984
Motherboard	MSI Z170A GAMING PRO (MS-7984) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20151021
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 30 '19 at 13:59
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81 342,244 User benchmarks, average bench 72% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 91.1 1-Core 126 2-Core 250 87% 156 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 433 57% 427 Pts	64-Core 449 28% 449 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 85%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.8% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 64 Parallax 63.1 52% 63.7 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 59.6 Splatting 51.2 48% 59.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 374 421 421 394 329 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	97.9% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 314 Mixed 204 SusWrite 374 76% 339 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 35.8 148% 56.5 MB/s	DQ Read 314 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 125 130% 215 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.9% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 138GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 97 99 99 98 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 175 Write 119 Mixed 93.8 SusWrite 98.2 90% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x8GB 16,624 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 28.1 MC Mixed 24.7 75% 26.3 GB/s	SC Read 16.9 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 89%

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

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 45%

Speed boat

Desktop 86%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 38%

Jet ski

RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples	61x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX $169Bench 83%, 37,519 samples	44x
Fury DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBHyperX $299Bench 79%, 20,912 samples	36x

Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $778

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16