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Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.5% 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 Drive61.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20171207
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 05 '20 at 19:02
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 94.1
1-Core 119
2-Core 236
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 464
60% 453 Pts
64-Core 462
29% 462 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 85.5%
 Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3160)
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.0
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
53.5% Above average
Lighting 67.2
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 60.3
55% 65.3 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 63.7
Splatting 55
51% 63.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 53.5%
 Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03070009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 86 73 74 77 80 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 439
Write 302
Mixed 148
SusWrite 76.8
53% 242 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 68.2
4K Mixed 19.1
116% 41.4 MB/s
DQ Read 149
DQ Write 99.5
DQ Mixed 68.8
66% 106 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑
This bench: 61.6%
 Great: 100%
Hitachi HUS722T1TALA600 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: RADEMU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 197 193 194 194 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 226
Mixed 112
SusWrite 195
133% 181 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
356% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑
This bench: 111%
 Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
MC Read 33.6
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 29.8
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 18
SC Write 34.5
SC Mixed 27.1
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 92.8%
 Great: 97%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) Builds (Compare 4,891 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples2,453x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples1,152x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples310x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples851x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples440x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples364x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $92Bench 310%, 455,997 samples125x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples243x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples198x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $601
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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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