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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive87.8% 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.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.
Run History
SystemMSI MS-7978
MotherboardMSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978)  (all builds)
Memory22.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20160724
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '19 at 07:55
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CHL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
Memory 93.3
1-Core 129
2-Core 255
89% 159 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 690
76% 598 Pts
64-Core 705
44% 705 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑
This bench: 93.2%
 Great: 90%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0105A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 213 24 55 24 53 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
87.8% Excellent
Read 501
Write 384
Mixed 393
SusWrite 91.9
76% 343 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 34.1
166% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 0.6
79% 188 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑
This bench: 87.8%
 Great: 100%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$64
790GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 130 130 131 128 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 138
Write 131
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 129
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
192% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑
This bench: 76.8%
 Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
731GB free
Firmware: HPH4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 179 183 192 192 178 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 162
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 185
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 101%
 Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/8G KHX2666C15D4/4G KHX2133C14D4/8G 24GB
2667, 2667, 2667, 2667 MHz
4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
MC Read 32.2
MC Write 34.4
MC Mixed 27.9
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 37.2
SC Mixed 27.5
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 61.4
65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑
This bench: 89.3%
 Great: 89%
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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 51%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M3 (MS-7978) - $150

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples821x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples631x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples227x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples316x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples305x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples223x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples117x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples74x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples55x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples98x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples83x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples71x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $583
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia 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) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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