| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Graphics | 37.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Boot Drive | 130% 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. |
| 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7976 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds) |
| Memory | 9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1768 x 992 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20170425 |
| Uptime | 0.4 Days |
| Run Date | Jul 21 '20 at 03:00 |
| Run Duration | 124 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 11% |
PC Performing above expectations (78th 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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85.9%
Excellent
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87% 156 Pts
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68% 547 Pts
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41% 663 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 770-$279
Gigabyte(1458 360C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1293 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 451.67
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37.1%
Below average
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36% 46.8 fps
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39% 48.9 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 468 479 475 355 350 MB/s
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130%
Outstanding
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102% 452 MB/s
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214% 75.7 MB/s
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271% 362 MB/s
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Seagate ST2000VM002-9UY166 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: ES02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 135 135 136 130 MB/s
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76.4%
Very good
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83% 114 MB/s
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126% 0.8 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP |
67.8%
Good
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68% 23.7 GB/s
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59% 20.8 GB/s
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59% 67.9 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 GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,474 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180
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| Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples | 1,671x |
| Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples | 321x |
| Core i7-7700KIntel $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples | 168x |
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| GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples | 364x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 360x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 151x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 68% - Good | Total price: $912 |