| 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good. |
| 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 | 12GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 12GB 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. |
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
| System | MSI MS-7978 |
| Motherboard | MSI B150 GAMING M3 (MS-7978) (all builds) |
| Memory | 9.1 GB free of 12 GB @ 2.1 GHz |
| Display | 1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| BIOS Date | 20160724 |
| Uptime | 0 Days |
| Run Date | Apr 29 '18 at 04:03 |
| Run Duration | 89 Seconds |
| Run User | USA-User |
| Background CPU | 25% |
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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80.3%
Excellent
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82% 145 Pts
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59% 437 Pts
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28% 460 Pts
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| Memory Kit | Bench | Multi core | Single core | Latency |
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Kingston KHX2133C14D4/8G 029E CMK4GX4M1A2400C14 12GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 4096 MB
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42.2%
Average
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40% 14 GB/s
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38% 13.5 GB/s
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55% 72.6 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 2,150 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 | 547x |
| Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples | 323x |
| Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples | 261x |
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| GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples | 318x |
| GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples | 226x |
| GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples | 172x |
| EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER | Value: 66% - Good | Total price: $508 |