| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Graphics | 88.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels. |
| Boot Drive | 112% 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. |
| Memory | 16GB 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 Version | Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option. |
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7971 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) (all builds) |
| Memory | 9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20160125 |
| Uptime | 15.8 Days |
| Run Date | Nov 05 '19 at 04:22 |
| Run Duration | 174 Seconds |
| Run User | IND-User |
| Background CPU | 17% |
PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).
| Processor | Bench | Normal | Heavy | Server |
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81%
Excellent
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90% 162 Pts
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53% 403 Pts
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28% 444 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
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88.1%
Excellent
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91% 109 fps
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82% 100 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
513GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 399 443 450 450 442 MB/s
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112%
Outstanding
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96% 428 MB/s
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166% 64.3 MB/s
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230% 332 MB/s
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
94GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 28 29 29 30 27 MB/s
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17.2%
Very poor
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20% 27.5 MB/s
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33% 0.27 MB/s
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1% 0.8 MB/s
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0% 0 MB/s
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Seagate SkyHawk 2TB (2016)-$80
2GB free
Firmware: CV12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.4 7 9.9 7.3 7.8 7.2 MB/s
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6.12%
Terrible
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8% 11.1 MB/s
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19% 0.13 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Kingston KHX2400C15/8G 0420 F4-2400C15-8GVR 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
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75.6%
Very good
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76% 26.5 GB/s
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65% 22.7 GB/s
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68% 58.8 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) Builds (Compare 3,168 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A PC MATE (MS-7971) - $350
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| Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples | 1,112x |
| Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples | 721x |
| Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples | 420x |
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| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 434x |
| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 366x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 270x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 96% - Outstanding | Total price: $802 |