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Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics74.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive255% 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.
Very high background CPU (99%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '23 at 04:24
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 99%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$113
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
61.8% Good
Memory 77
1-Core 91.5
2-Core 195
68% 121 Pts
4-Core 261
8-Core 323
38% 292 Pts
64-Core 331
20% 331 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 61.8%
 Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX5600
Dell(1028 3910) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 21.30.23.04
Performing below potential (61st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
74.4% Very good
Lighting 94.3
Reflection 115
Parallax 131
77% 113 fps
MRender 87.5
Gravity 93.9
Splatting 76.6
70% 86 fps
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 74.4%
 Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Fanxiang S500PRO 2TB
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: SN10613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1591 1784 1812 1882 1786 1823 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 1,572
Write 1,912
Mixed 1,719
SusWrite 1,780
395% 1,745 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 56.1
176% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 788
DQ Write 465
DQ Mixed 547
428% 600 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑
This bench: 255%
 Great: 368%
Hitachi HTS545050A7E380 500GB
466GB free
Firmware: GG2OACY0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 98 100 100 99 101 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 98.6
Write 86.1
Mixed 37.1
SusWrite 99.6
58% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
108% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑
This bench: 56.9%
 Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston X5H5PW-MIE 04CB DDR4 2800 2OZ X5H5PW-MIE 04CB DDR4 2800 2OZ 32GB
2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
76.2% Very good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 31.5
MC Mixed 25
79% 27.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 30
SC Mixed 20.8
63% 22.1 GB/s
Latency 86.3
46% 86.3 ns
Poor: 74% ↑
This bench: 76.2%
 Great: 76%
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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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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 58%
Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $170Bench 81%, 588,978 samples689x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $113Bench 72%, 342,244 samples428x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $249Bench 84%, 712,312 samples84x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples372x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples158x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples156x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples53x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples51x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples67x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $736
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