| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 86% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels. |
| Boot Drive | 64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7971 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds) |
| Memory | 6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz |
| Display | 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20180623 |
| Uptime | 2 Days |
| Run Date | Jul 01 '20 at 03:08 |
| Run Duration | 140 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 12% |
PC Performing as expected (54th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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77.7%
Very good
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77% 136 Pts
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61% 493 Pts
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38% 621 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
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86%
Excellent
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90% 105 fps
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79% 96.3 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 156 152 152 149 MB/s
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64.8%
Good
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48% 217 MB/s
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95% 39.5 MB/s
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131% 199 MB/s
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Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$50
892GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 176 176 176 177 MB/s
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87.1%
Excellent
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85% 118 MB/s
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151% 1.27 MB/s
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WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 153 152 152 152 MB/s
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84.7%
Excellent
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100% 136 MB/s
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210% 1.53 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Patriot PSD48G24002 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
74.5%
Very good
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77% 26.8 GB/s
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60% 20.9 GB/s
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55% 73.2 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,160 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350
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| Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples | 1,111x |
| Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples | 717x |
| Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples | 420x |
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| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 433x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 366x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 267x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 95% - Outstanding | Total price: $807 |