| PC Status | Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| Graphics | 83.1% 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 | 124% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7976 |
| Motherboard | MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) (all builds) |
| Memory | 12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.3 GHz |
| Display | 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20160722 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Feb 22 '20 at 02:52 |
| Run Duration | 123 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 11% |
PC Performing above expectations (80th 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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88%
Excellent
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88% 157 Pts
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64% 476 Pts
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29% 472 Pts
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| Graphics Card | Bench | 3D DX9 | 3D DX10 | 3D DX11 |
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Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.0
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83.1%
Excellent
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87% 99.9 fps
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76% 94.1 fps
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| Drives | Bench | Sequential | Random 4k | Deep queue 4k |
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Crucial MX500 500GB-$44
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 441 452 444 441 443 MB/s
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124%
Outstanding
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100% 443 MB/s
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199% 73 MB/s
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240% 343 MB/s
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Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
418GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 158 159 159 158 158 MB/s
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85.7%
Excellent
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86% 117 MB/s
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133% 0.93 MB/s
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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76.2%
Very good
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76% 26.6 GB/s
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68% 23.9 GB/s
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65% 61.4 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 GAMING M7 (MS-7976) Builds (Compare 2,493 builds)
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M7 (MS-7976) - $180
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| Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples | 1,685x |
| Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples | 324x |
| Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples | 168x |
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| GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples | 368x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 366x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 152x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 97% - Outstanding | Total price: $694 |