| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. |
| Processor | With 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 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good. |
| Graphics | 44.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics) |
| Boot Drive | The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times. |
| 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 8.1 is a recent version of Windows, it's worth upgrading to Windows 10 which has had several improvements made to the user interface including a better homescreen. |
| System | MSI MS-7978 |
| Motherboard | MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds) |
| Memory | 14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 8.1 |
| BIOS Date | 20160516 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Nov 27 '18 at 12:32 |
| Run Duration | 141 Seconds |
| Run User | PER-User |
| Background CPU | 2% |
PC Performing above expectations (68th 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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79.9%
Very good
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79% 140 Pts
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57% 424 Pts
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26% 425 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7.1
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide |
44.5%
Average
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44% 63.3 fps
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46% 56.6 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 134 114 136 143 135 MB/s
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78.5%
Very good
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84% 115 MB/s
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118% 1 MB/s
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Toshiba External USB HDD 500GB
152GB free, PID a004
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 37 37 37 37 MB/s
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16.6%
Very poor
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42% 31.2 MB/s
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56% 0.67 MB/s
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WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
508GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 97 94 98 98 MB/s
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50.2%
Above average
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122% 91.1 MB/s
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168% 2.07 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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80.2%
Excellent
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82% 28.7 GB/s
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67% 23.6 GB/s
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57% 70.7 ns
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System Memory Latency Ladder
L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds
Typical B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) Builds (Compare 2,141 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $100
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| Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples | 546x |
| Core i5-6600KIntel $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples | 321x |
| Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples | 257x |
| GPU |
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| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 316x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 225x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 171x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 66% - Good | Total price: $508 |