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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive66.1% 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.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMSI MS-7971
MotherboardMSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180710
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 02 '20 at 14:38
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th 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 4.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 87.3
1-Core 152
2-Core 305
98% 182 Pts
4-Core 600
8-Core 601
80% 600 Pts
64-Core 586
36% 586 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 95.7%
 Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 605ABBF2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 86 94 89 100 100 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
66.1% Good
Read 218
Write 150
Mixed 180
SusWrite 93.1
36% 160 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 99.1
4K Mixed 41.5
149% 56.5 MB/s
DQ Read 97.5
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 114
88% 119 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑
This bench: 66.1%
 Great: 73%
Sandisk SD7SN6S-256G-1006 256GB
76GB free
Firmware: X3511006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 254 256 254 254 253 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
Read 486
Write 373
Mixed 224
SusWrite 261
75% 336 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 38.7
151% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 343
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 206
177% 262 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑
This bench: 94.4%
 Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
479GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 169 170 172 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 184
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 170
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 101%
 Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 31.1
MC Mixed 23
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.8
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 23.2
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 40% ↑
This bench: 78.9%
 Great: 79%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: MSI Z170-A PRO (MS-7971) - $180

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples906x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples688x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples276x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples394x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples380x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples181x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples131x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples66x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples61x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples95x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples68x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $533
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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 $177Nvidia 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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