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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive112% 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.
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
SystemMSI MS-7976
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180628
Uptime10.9 Days
Run DateDec 11 '19 at 15:15
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Memory 96.5
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
100% 181 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 591
79% 591 Pts
64-Core 579
36% 579 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 99.4%
 Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 245 222 213 193 123 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 483
Mixed 415
SusWrite 227
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 56.1
200% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 233
209% 316 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑
This bench: 112%
 Great: 118%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
13GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 163 170 178 102 203 MB/s
Performing below potential (53rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
67% Good
Read 106
Write 91.7
Mixed 188
SusWrite 188
33% 143 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 36.8
130% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 173
152% 221 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑
This bench: 67%
 Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
489GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 135 136 136 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 160
Write 115
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 135
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 84.7%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 35.2
MC Write 40.3
MC Mixed 33
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 29.7
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 52.3
76% 52.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 102%
 Great: 105%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
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Desktop
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,675x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples322x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples168x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples366x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples362x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples151x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples184x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples124x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples82x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples124x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples64x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $897
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial 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 $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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