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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive151% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7A68
MotherboardMSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68)  (all builds)
Memory22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.3 GHz
Display1368 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180703
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMay 14 '21 at 17:49
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing below expectations (40th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
67.7% Good
Memory 69.7
1-Core 88.8
2-Core 184
64% 114 Pts
4-Core 356
8-Core 494
54% 425 Pts
64-Core 523
32% 523 Pts
Poor: 60% ↑
This bench: 67.7%
 Great: 80%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$45
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.4 5.2 111 376 331 296 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 1,029
Write 1,429
Mixed 1,144
SusWrite 187
213% 948 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 59.2
208% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 915
DQ Write 617
DQ Mixed 822
598% 785 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 151%
 Great: 253%
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53
141GB free
Firmware: E8FK11.L Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 254 262 256 249 244 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 674
Write 751
Mixed 689
SusWrite 280
135% 598 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 87.2
4K Mixed 38.1
136% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 698
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 589
470% 656 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑
This bench: 117%
 Great: 141%
Intel Raid 0 Volume 2TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 13 16 14 21 25 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 75% Great: 213%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Micron 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 859B BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 8ATF1G64AZ-2G1A1 859B BL8G32C16U4BL.M8FE 32GB
2335, 2335, 2335, 2335 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
64% Good
MC Read 22.7
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 21.3
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 12.8
SC Write 25.4
SC Mixed 17.7
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
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 System Memory Latency Ladder

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 Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples760x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples353x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples165x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples225x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples213x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples199x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples93x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples55x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples39x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples53x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples35x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $640
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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 $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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