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Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
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PC StatusOverall 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.
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 86.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics66% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive102% 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.
Run History
5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20170424
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 05 '18 at 12:58
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600-$132
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.1% Excellent
Memory 91.6
1-Core 123
2-Core 213
83% 143 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 463
62% 465 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑
This bench: 86.1%
 Great: 77%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117
MSI(1462 3281)
CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2481 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
66% Good
Lighting 82
Reflection 80.5
Parallax 71.3
67% 77.9 fps
MRender 86.6
Gravity 74.1
Splatting 76.7
64% 79.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 66%
 Great: 60%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 120GB-$80
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 339 192 219 266 268 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 348
Mixed 271
SusWrite 270
78% 351 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 40.9
165% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 65
121% 242 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑
This bench: 102%
 Great: 104%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
287GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 123 122 121 121 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
67.9% Good
Read 114
Write 121
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 122
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑
This bench: 67.9%
 Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
332GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 121 120 122 122 122 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
74.4% Very good
Read 137
Write 134
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 121
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑
This bench: 74.4%
 Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.3% Very good
MC Read 28.6
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 24.9
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.2
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 26.5
72% 25 GB/s
Latency 64.8
62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑
This bench: 79.3%
 Great: 85%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Typical H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 399 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: MSI H170A GAMING PRO (MS-7978)

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples98x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples70x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples67x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples59x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples54x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples33x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples37x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples22x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples22x
RAM
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples29x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples21x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $521
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $48G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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