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Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 38%
Jet ski
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55% 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 Drive220% 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.
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.
High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMSI MS-7998
MotherboardMSI Z170A SLI PLUS (MS-7998)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180615
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateNov 04 '19 at 13:09
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i5-6600K-$81
U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 93.8
1-Core 127
2-Core 252
89% 158 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 490
55% 433 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 57% ↑
This bench: 81%
 Great: 85%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
MSI(1462 3160)
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55% Above average
Lighting 69.1
Reflection 71
Parallax 62.8
56% 67.6 fps
MRender 72.8
Gravity 66.5
Splatting 56.1
52% 65.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑
This bench: 55%
 Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 847 640 637 639 639 637 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
220% Outstanding
Read 1,564
Write 1,517
Mixed 604
SusWrite 673
243% 1,090 MB/s
4K Read 43.1
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 57.3
213% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,261
DQ Write 1,051
DQ Mixed 959
772% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑
This bench: 220%
 Great: 254%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 188 182 187 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 167
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 183
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑
This bench: 105%
 Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
199GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 129 130 129 130 130 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Read 160
Write 161
Mixed 76
SusWrite 129
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑
This bench: 82.8%
 Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GB-$169
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
48.6% Average
MC Read 16.2
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 15.1
46% 16.1 GB/s
SC Read 13.7
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 16.7
45% 15.6 GB/s
Latency 60.2
66% 60.2 ns
Poor: 46% ↑
This bench: 48.6%
 Great: 97%
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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  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples670x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples426x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $241Bench 84%, 712,312 samples84x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples365x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples157x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples153x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples65x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples52x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples51x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples49x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $595
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $42SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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