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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive87.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7977
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180626
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 09 '21 at 06:36
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User IRQ-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 88.5
1-Core 120
2-Core 212
81% 140 Pts
4-Core 414
8-Core 611
64% 513 Pts
64-Core 572
35% 572 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 82.7%
 Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS1754D117-820 240GB
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS111101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 275 275 275 276 277 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 396
Write 274
Mixed 252
SusWrite 274
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 37.1
141% 55.5 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 172
156% 236 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑
This bench: 87.7%
 Great: 87%
Sandisk SD9SB8W512G1001 512GB
333GB free
Firmware: X6104001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 402 400 396 390 401 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 463
Write 425
Mixed 275
SusWrite 398
88% 390 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 43.7
158% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 198
189% 297 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑
This bench: 107%
 Great: 113%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$58
604GB free
Firmware: AX1P1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 91 96 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
52.9% Above average
Read 90.2
Write 49.4
Mixed 32.6
SusWrite 94
48% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑
This bench: 52.9%
 Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.5% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 15.2
MC Mixed 12.4
41% 14.2 GB/s
SC Read 11.8
SC Write 12.5
SC Mixed 13.7
36% 12.7 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 42.5%
 Great: 97%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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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 samples1,153x
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  $95Bench 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
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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 $178Nvidia 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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